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Auction: CSS60 - Fine Stamps of China and Hong Kong
Lot: 5129

China
1897 New Currency Surcharges
Large Figures Surcharge, Wide Setting, Second Printing
1c. on 1ca. salmon-red variety imperforate between horizontal pair, in a horizontal strip of five being pane II [1-4] and pane III [1], with margin at top and interpanneau margin at left, cancelled by neat strikes of Customs Shanghai c.d.s. of 1897 (24 Mar.). Fine and rare, only five strips have been recorded. S.G. 58a; Chan 57e. Photo

provenance:
Sir Percival David, March 1966, the complete 'pane' of twenty five


Here is anoter example from the oversize sheets (with panes II and III) which should not have been issued to post offices

Estimate
HK$50,000 to HK$80,000

Starting price
HK$50000