• Login (enter your user name) and Password
    Please Login. You are NOT Logged in.

    Quick Search:

  • To see new sales and other StampAuctionNetwork news in your Facebook newsfeed then Like us on Facebook!

Login to Use StampAuctionNetwork.
New Member? Click "Register".

StampAuctionNetwork Extended Features

StampAuctionNetwork Channels
 
You are not logged in. Please Login so that we can determine your registration status with this firm. If you have never registered, please register by pressing the [Quick Signup (New to StampAuctionNetwork)] button. Then Login.   Listen to Live Audio!
 

logo

1894 Dowager Empress 60th Birthday Commemorative Issue continued...

First Printing

Issued Stamps
LotNo. Symbol Lot Description
16 ogbl image1894, Empress Dowager 60th Birthday, 1st printing, 1ca. to 24ca. complete (Chan 22-30. Scott 16-24), blocks of four, the 4ca. is an interpanneau block, the 9ca. is from the top right corner of the sheet, the 12ca. with interpane sheet margin at right, and the 24ca. with large sheet margin at left, the top right stamp in the 9ca. block has retouched character "Nine" (T31a) and the same position in the 12ca. block has retouched corner (T33), radiant colors, unused with large part to practically full original gum, the 9ca. (hinge remainder in sheet margin) has spots of typical natural brownish gum build up and the 12ca. has some split perfs. in central vertical row at top, Very Fine to Extremely Fine, a marvelous set for the connoisseur. (Image1) (Image2)

image

Est. HK$70,000-90,000
SOLD for HK$100,000.00
Will close during Public Auction
17 og/ng image1894, Empress Dowager 60th Birthday, 1st printing, 1ca. to 24ca. complete (Chan 22-30. Scott 16-24), the 6ca. with large sheet margin at top and the 9ca. misperforated at top, ideal colors, excellent centering, fresh unused with large part original gum, the 9ca. is regummed, Very Fine, o.g. or without gum. (Image1) (Image2) (Image3) (Image4)

image image image

Est. HK$7,000-9,000
CLOSED
Will close during Public Auction
18 ogbl image1894, Empress Dowager 60th Birthday, 1st printing, 1ca. to 5ca. (Chan 22-26. Scott 16-20), blocks of four, bright colors, unused with large part original gum, the 3ca. has hinge remainders, Very Fine. (Image1) (Image2) (Image3) (Image4) (Image5) (Image6)

image image image image

Est. HK$6,000-8,000
SOLD for HK$10,000.00
Will close during Public Auction
19 og image1894, Empress Dowager 60th Birthday, 1st printing, 1ca. to 24ca., complete set of nine without watermark, wonderful colors on bright white paper, well centered, fresh, unused with large part original gum, the 9ca. has natural gum crease at foot and the 24ca. has a slightly irregular perf, at bottom right, Very Fine, and a rare assembly of which only a few sets are known. Chan 22e, 23 var., 24h, 25 var., 26 var., 27e, 28q, 29 var., 30 var. (Image1) (Image2)

image

Est. HK$50,000-60,000
SOLD for HK$45,000.00
Will close during Public Auction
20 nh/og image1894, Empress Dowager 60th Birthday, 1st printing, 1ca. reddish orange, vertical pair imperforate between (Chan 22a. Scott 16a), the variety being the 2nd and 3rd stamps in a spectacular vertical strip of five with interpane margins at top and left, good color, well centered, unused with large part to full original gum, the imperf. between pair is fresh, never hinged, toned in the interpane margins, Fine to Very Fine and a noteworthy multiple with this variety.

This was originally part of the pane of twenty from the Sir Percival David collection (Robson Lowe, Basel, 18.3.1966, lot 111), which was imperforate horizontally between the 2nd and 3rd row of stamps, thereby yielding four imperforate between vertical pairs. The corner block of ten (2 x 5) from the right of the pane later appeared in the M.F. Huang collection, Zurich Asia (Hong Kong), 21.6.2003, lot 88. (Image1) (Image2)

image

Est. HK$40,000-50,000
SOLD for HK$38,000.00
Will close during Public Auction
21 O image1894, Empress Dowager 60th Birthday, 1st printing, 1ca. reddish orange, vertical pair imperforate between (Chan 22a. Scott 16a), with sheet or interpane margins at left and foot, particularly well centered within large margins, canceled by two complete strikes of Shanghai seal in blue, Extremely Fine. (Image1) (Image2)

image

Est. HK$15,000-20,000
SOLD for HK$20,000.00
Will close during Public Auction
22 og image1894, Empress Dowager 60th Birthday, 1st printing, 1ca. reddish orange, horizontal pair imperforate between (Chan 22c. Scott 16b), deep bright color, unused with large part original gum, slightly irregular perfs. at top, Fine to Very Fine and one of the elusive imperf. between varieties.

We record ten horizontal imperforate between pairs, all unused:


  • Block of four from the lower left corner of the sheet containing two imperforate. between pairs, Sir Percival David, Robson Lowe (London), 22.7.1970, lot 80; Quintin Tan Kok Tin, Spink (Hong Kong), 21.1.2007, lot 15.

  • Sheet margin at left, Sir Percival David, Robson Lowe (London), 9.11.1965, lot 61; Dolores Hertz, Robert A. Siegel (New York), 16.7.1970, lot 1126, Dr. Chan Shiu Hon, The Empress Dowager Birthday Commemorative Issues and Surcharges (Hong Kong, 1996), CP1e (illustrated).

  • H.B.R. Clarke, Robson Lowe (London), 22.4.1953, lot 78; Dr. Warren G. Kauder, Robson Lowe (London), 10.11.1971, lot 212.

  • Harmer Rooke (New York), 11.5.1961, lot 1035; Dr. James K. Senior, Robson Lowe (Basel), 6.10.1971, lot 1237; Interasia (Hong Kong), 30.1.2010, lot 646.

  • Dr. Robert C.H. Lee, J.R. Hughes (San Francisco), 16.11.1963, lot 68.

  • Ellery Denison, Christie's Robson Lowe (Zurich), 23.11.1988, lot 1026; Anna-Lisa and Sven-Eric Beckeman, Sotheby's and Corinphila (Hong Kong), 14.5.1998, lot A34; "Paramount", Interasia (Hong Kong), 4.12.2017, lot 175.

  • Major James Starr, Sotheby's (London), 12.9.1991, lot 380; Wilson Te, Zurich Asia (Hong Kong), 18.3.2006, lot 546.

  • Godfrey Mellor, Robson Lowe (London), 15.5.1969, lot 2204; Giulio Mochi, Christie's Swire (London), 26.10.1993, lot 1932; M.F. Huang, Zurich Asia (Hong Kong),21.6.2003, lot 89.

  • Zurich Asia (Hong Kong), 13.4.2013, lot 305A. The above lot.

  • Chen Shih-Jen collection.
. (Image1) (Image2)

image

Est. HK$40,000-50,000
SOLD for HK$38,000.00
Will close during Public Auction
23 ogbl image1894, Empress Dowager 60th Birthday, 1st printing, 2ca. green, block of eight from the top right corner of the pane, first pair with imperforate top margin (Chan 23c. Scott 17 var.), bright color on fresh white paper, unused with practically full original gum, light hinge remainder in margin at top, Very Fine and a delightful multiple. (Image1) (Image2)

image

Est. HK$15,000-20,000
SOLD for HK$19,000.00
Will close during Public Auction
24 og image1894, Empress Dowager 60th Birthday, 1st printing, 3ca. orange yellow, horizontal pair imperforate between (Chan 24c. Scott 18b), vivid color, unused with practically full original gum, lightly hinged, Extremely Fine and fresh.

Provenance

Wilson Te, Zurich Asia (Hong Kong), 18.3.2006, lot 551. (Image1) (Image2)

image

Est. HK$25,000-30,000
SOLD for HK$26,000.00
Will close during Public Auction
25 ogbl image1894, Empress Dowager 60th Birthday, 1st printing, 3ca. orange yellow, block of eight from the right of the pane, lower row of stamps with watermark omitted (Chan 24h. Scott 18 var.), strong color, unused with large part original gum, light diagonal gum bend at lower right crosses two of the varieties, nevertheless Very Fine and fresh.

Provenance

"Ming", Corinphila (Zurich), 25.3.1987, lot 4819.
Anna-Lisa and Sven-Eric Beckeman, Sotheby's and Corinphila (Hong Kong), 13.5.1999, lot C34. (Image1) (Image2)

image

Est. HK$2,000-2,500
SOLD for HK$2,800.00
Will close during Public Auction
26 ogbl image1894, Empress Dowager 60th Birthday, 1st printing, 5ca. dull orange (Chan 26. Scott 20a), block of eight (4 x 2) with sheet margin at right, central horizontal row between 3rd and 4th stamps has "blind" perfs., unused, o.g., Fine to Very Fine and a scarce multiple. (Image1) (Image2)

image

Est. HK$10,000-12,000
SOLD for HK$13,000.00
Will close during Public Auction
27 og image1894, Empress Dowager 60th Birthday, 1st printing, 5ca. dull orange horizontal pair imperforate between (Chan 26c. Scott 20a), with sheet margin at right, deep rich color, choice centering, unused with practically full original gum, first stamp has a small surface irregularity below left diagonal stroke of "A" in "China", nevertheless Very Fine and an immensely rare variety.

Provenance and Auction Record
Sir Percival David, Robson Lowe (London), 22.7.1970, lot 80. This was the top pair of the block of four.
Wilson Te, Zurich Asia (Hong Kong), 18.3.2006, lot 553.
Interasia (Hong Kong), 26.2.2011, lot 536

There are five unused and two used pairs recorded with this variety:

Unused
  • Block of four from the lower right corner of the sheet, Sir Percival David, Robson Lowe (London), 23.7.1970, lot 86. The block was subsequently separated into two pairs.
    1.  Top pair, Wilson Te, Zurich Asia (Hong Kong), 18.3.2006, lot 553.
    2.  Lower pair, Quintin Tan Kok Tin, Spink (Hong Kong), 21.1.2007, lot 34.
  • Sheet margin at right, Dr. James K. Senior, Robson Lowe (Basel), 6.10.1971, lot 1240; Rudolph J. Thoden, PhilaChina/Greg Manning (Hong Kong), 26.4.2003, lot 285 (without the sheet margin).
  • Harmer Rooke (New York), 11.5.1961, lot 1039; Dr. Warren G. Kauder, Robson Lowe (London), 10.11.1971, lot 226; Anna-Lisa and Sven-Eric Beckeman, Sotheby's and Corinphila (Hong Kong), 14.5.1998, lot A37; M.F. Huang, Zurich Asia (Hong Kong), 21.6.2003, lot 110.
  • Major James Starr, Sotheby's (London), 12.9.1991, lot 384.

Used
  • Paul Hock, Robson Lowe (Zurich), 19.10.1983, lot 187; "Ming" Corinphila (Zurich), 29.9.1998, lot 4157; Anna-Lisa and Sven-Eric Beckeman, Sotheby's and Corinphila (Hong Kong). 7.11.1997, lot C36. Canceled by Shanghai seal.
  • Philachina (Hong Kong), 22.1.2001, lot 174. Canceled by Shanghai seal.
. (Image1) (Image2)

image

Get Market Data for [China 26c] Visual Pricing Guide Sample Census

Est. HK$70,000-90,000
SOLD for HK$110,000.00
Will close during Public Auction
28 og image1894, Empress Dowager 60th Birthday, 1st printing, 6ca. brown horizontal pair imperforate between (Chan 27d. Scott 21b), good color, centered to top as are all the recorded examples, fresh, unused with large part original gum, light vertical creasing of no consequence, Very Fine and a superlative example of this rare variety.,

Expertisation
Signed Herbert Bloch.
B.P.A. certificate (2011).

Less than ten horizontal imperforate between pairs are recorded:

Unused
  • Sheet margin at top, Sir Percival David, Robson Lowe (London), 22.7.1970, lot 88; Quintin Tan Kok Tin, Spink (Hong Kong), 21.1.2007, lot 36.
  • Harmer Rooke (New York), 11.5.1961, lot 1041; Dr. James K. Senior, Robson Lowe (Basel), 6.10. 1971, lot 1241.
  • Sir Percival David, Robson Lowe (London), 9.11.1965, lot 67; Dolores Hertz, Robert A. Siegel (New York), 16.7.1970, lot 1127; Dr. Warren G. Kauder, Robson Lowe (London), 10.11.1971, lot 228.
  • Major James Starr, Sotheby's (London), 12.9.1991, lot 385; Anna-Lisa and Sven-Eric Beckeman, Sotheby's and Corinphila (Hong Kong), 7.11.1997, lot C37; M.F. Huang, Zurich Asia (Hong Kong), 21.6.2003, lot 115.
  • Dynasty Auctions (Hong Kong), 26.3.2011, lot 204.
  • Interasia (Hong Kong), 11.1.2014, lot 343. The lot offered in this auction.
  • "Paramount", Interasia (Hong Kong), 4.12.2017, lot 180.
  • Defective lower left corner (repaired), Quintin Tan Kok Tin, Spink (Hong Kong), 21.1.2007, lot 37.

Used
  • Treasure Hunters (Hong Kong), 22.1.1994, lot 32. This is canceled by Chefoo seal.
(Image1) (Image2) (Image3)

image image

Est. HK$60,000-80,000
SOLD for HK$65,000.00
Will close during Public Auction
29 nh/ogbl image1894, Empress Dowager 60th Birthday, 1st printing, 9ca. dull green (Chan 28. Scott 22), block of eight with interpane margin at top and sheet margin at right, delicate pastel-like color on bright white paper, well centered, unused, o.g., four stamps, never hinged, minor corner bend just crossing top left stamp, Very Fine. (Image1) (Image2)

image

Est. HK$10,000-12,000
SOLD for HK$16,000.00
Will close during Public Auction
30 og image1894, Empress Dowager 60th Birthday, 1st printing, 9ca. bright green vertical pair imperforate between (Chan 28b. Scott 22d), fresh color, well centered, lightly canceled by seals, short perf. at right, otherwise Very Fine.

Provenance
Sir Percival David, Robson Lowe (London), 13.11.1969, lot 2045. (Image1) (Image2)

image

Est. HK$10,000-12,000
SOLD for HK$14,000.00
Will close during Public Auction
31 og image1894, Empress Dowager 60th Birthday, 1st printing, 9ca. bright green horizontal pair imperforate vertically (Chan 28f var. Scott 22b), with 21mm. sheet margin at left, rich color on fresh white paper, unused with large part original gum, hinge remainders, Very Fine. (Image1) (Image2)

image

Est. HK$20,000-26,000
SOLD for HK$22,000.00
Will close during Public Auction
32 ogbl image1894, Empress Dowager 60th Birthday, 1st printing, 9ca. dull green block of four imperforate vertically (Chan 28f var. Scott 22b), rough perfs., clear color, centered to foot, canceled by lunar c.d.s., Fine to Very Fine. (Image1) (Image2)

image

Est. HK$15,000-20,000
SOLD for HK$14,000.00
Will close during Public Auction
33 Obl image1894, Empress Dowager 60th Birthday, 1st printing, 9ca. dull green, three imperforate horizontal pairs, one tête-bêche pair with the inverted cliché (Chan CP7Af, CP7Bd var. Scott 22 var.), with 5mm. sheet margin at left and 32mm. sheet margin at foot, forming a reconstructed block of six from Pane 2 with lower pair tête-bêche, canceled by Shanghai seals in red, with a superb strike in the lower sheet margin, large part o.g., most probably pairs imperforate vertically with perfs. subsequently trimmed, trivial gum wrinkling, Very Fine and a remarkable multiple.

The Shanghai seal in red is a special type, which is different from the normal Shanghai seal used for postal cancellations. This type of cancellation was most probably prepared by de Villard for application on his specially arranged varieties. (Image1) (Image2)

image

Est. HK$80,000-100,000
CLOSED
Will close during Public Auction
34 O image1894, Empress Dowager 60th Birthday, 1st printing, 9ca. dull green, imperforate horizontal pair (Chan CP7Af. Scott 22 var.), with 5mm. sheet margin at left, canceled by Shanghai seals in red, large part o.g., most probably a pair imperforate vertically with perfs. subsequently trimmed, left stamp has light creasing, otherwise Very Fine. (Image1) (Image2)

image

Est. HK$10,000-12,000
SOLD for HK$9,000.00
Will close during Public Auction
35 og image1894, Empress Dowager 60th Birthday, 1st printing, 9ca. dull green, tête-bêche (Chan 28g. Scott 22e), vertical pair with 21mm. sheet margin at left, from Pane 1, unused with large part original gum, hinge remainders, Fine to Very Fine. (Image1) (Image2)

image

Est. HK$10,000-12,000
SOLD for HK$10,000.00
Will close during Public Auction

Previous Page, Next Page or Return to Table of Contents

StampAuctionCentral and StampAuctionNetwork are
Copyright © 1994-2022 Droege Computing Services, Inc.
All Rights Reserved.
Mailing Address: 20 West Colony Place
Suite 120, Durham NC 27705
Back to Top of Page