Auction: CSS60 - Fine Stamps of China and Hong Kong
Lot: 5061
China
1894 Dowager Empress
9ca. dull green variety imperforate between vertical strip of three and tête-bêche, a block of six from pane 5 [11/22] with full original gum; there is a tiny thin on the top right stamp. With white gum, a clean and fresh example of this highly important variety.
A unique multiple as all the other examples recorded are in strips of three. Chan 28ia. Photo
Lam Man Yin, January 2019
Sold for
HK$410,000
Starting price
HK$250000