Sale No: 37
Lot No: 3003
Symbol: **BL
Cat No: T46
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1980, Year of the Monkey (T46) (Yang T234. Scott 1586), complete sheet of 80, Post Office fresh with shiny gold, clear engraved lines, and unfolded, o.g., never hinged; insignificant thumbnail crease in top right selvage tab mentioned strictly for accuracy, Very Fine, a stellar example of this popular item. Scott $172,000 as singles (HK$ 1,354,330).
This was the first "New Year" stamp issued by the People's Republic of China. With a print run of less than 5,000,000, most examples were sold on a limited basis by Chinese post offices or to new issue collectors abroad. Thus the number of surviving complete sheets is relatively low.
Please note: In order to bid on this lot, we require a deposit of HK$400,000. Please contact our office for further details. Est. HK$800,000-1,200,000
Est. HK$800,000-1,200,000
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Opening HK$ 820,000.00
Sold...HK$ 900,000.00
Closed..Jun-29-2022, 09:04:02 EST
Sold For 900000
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