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Auction: CSS60 - Fine Stamps of China and Hong Kong
Lot: 5160

China
1897 New Currency Surcharges
Large Figures Surcharge, Narrow Setting, Third Printing
½c. on 3ca. dull yellow, variety imperforate between horizontal pair, large part original gum; the perforations have been trimmed wide at foot suggesting that this pair is from the foot of the pane [19-20]. A rare and important variety, so far only 4 unused and one use pair have been recorded. Chan 74i; S.G. 78e, £8000. Photo

provenance:
Spink auction, November 1997

'Paramount', December 2017

Estimate
HK$50,000 to HK$60,000

Starting price
HK$50000