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1897 New Currency Surcharges
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Lot Description |
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| 2026 |
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 1897, Small Figures surcharges on Empress Dowager, ½c on 3ca olive yellow, vertical strip of three, variety imperforate
between (Chan 37pi. Scott 28e var.), vertical strip of 3, definitive color, near perfect centering with unusually large margins all round, unused with large part original gum, Fine to Very Fine. (Image1) (Image2)
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Est. HK$30,000-40,000
Selling for...HK$15,000.00
Will close during Public Auction |
| 2027 |
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 1897, Small Figures surcharges on Empress Dowager, 1c on 1ca vermilion (Chan 38. Scott 29), Setting A, Panes 1 and 2, sheet
of forty with selvedge at top and left, Pane 1, position 10 broken top of "1", gorgeous deep bright color, wonderfully fresh, unused with practically full original gum, corner crease at lower left just affecting one stamp, Very Fine. (Image1) (Image2)
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Est. HK$9,000-12,000
Selling for...HK$4,500.00
Will close during Public Auction |
| 2028 |
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 1897, Small Figures surcharges on Empress Dowager, 2c on 2ca green (Chan 39. Scott 30), Setting C, Panes 5 and 6, sheet of
forty with sheet margin at left and interpane margin at right, lustrous color, fresh, unused with large part original gum, perforations of the first three stamps in the bottom row blunted or trimmed, and small paper adherences on reverse, otherwise
Very Fine. (Image1)
(Image2)
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Est. HK$10,000-12,000
Selling for...HK$5,000.00
Will close during Public Auction |
| 2029 |
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 1897, Small Figures surcharges on Empress Dowager, 8c on 6ca brown, vertical strip of three, variety imperforate between (Chan
42e. Scott 33b), vertical strip of 3, bright color, well centered, unused with large part original gum, light partial red line on reverse, Very Fine.
Provenance
Jane and Dan Sten Olsson, Interasia (Hong Kong), 30.1.2010,
lot 141. (Image1)
(Image2)
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Est. HK$24,000-30,000
Selling for...HK$12,000.00
Will close during Public Auction |
| 2030 |
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 1897, Small Figures surcharges on Empress Dowager, 10c on 6ca brown (Chan 43. Scott 34), Setting C, Panes 3 and 4, sheet of
forty with interpane margin at left and sheet margins at top and right, well centered, incredibly fresh, unused with full original gum, stamps never hinged, lower left two stamps have perforations trimmed at foot, and small tone spot in sheet margin
merely mentioned for accuracy, Very Fine overall. (Image1) (Image2)
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Est. HK$20,000-26,000
Selling for...HK$10,000.00
Will close during Public Auction |
| 2031 |
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 1897, Large figures wide surcharges on Dowager, 1st printing, 2c on 2ca green, variety surcharge misplaced horizontally (Chan 49
var. Scott 40 var.), horizontal strip of 4, with sheet margin at left, deep bright color, well centered, unused with practically full original gum, light uniform toning from gum, otherwise Very Fine, a noteworthy example of this variety in a
multiple displaying the four complete impressions of the surcharge. (Image1) (Image2)
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Est. HK$28,000-32,000
Selling for...HK$14,000.00
Will close during Public Auction |
| 2032 |
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 1897, Large figures wide surcharges on Dowager, 1st printing, 4c on 4ca rose pink, horizontal pair imperforate between (Chan 50c.
Scott 41b), horizontal pair, bright color for this difficult stamp, fresh, unused with large part original gum, small fox mark on upper right corner perforation on reverse which is barely visible on front, Very Fine.
This ranks among
the rarest 1897 New Currency surcharge imperforate between varieties.
Provenance
Major James Starr, Sotheby's (London), 12.9.1991, lot 501.
Anna-Lisa and Sven-Eric Beckeman, Sotheby's and Corinphila (Hong Kong),
14.5.1998, lot A87.
Huang Ming-Fuang, Zurich Asia (Hong Kong), 21.6.2003, lot 249. (Image1) (Image2)
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Est. HK$50,000-60,000
Selling for...HK$26,000.00
Will close during Public Auction |
| 2033 |
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 1897, Large Figures wide surcharges on Dowager, 1st printing, 30c on 24ca rose carmine, variety "30" 2mm. above "cents" and
character "Two" of basic stamp with distant dot (Chan 55f. Scott 46b var.), position 5 from the right Pane, intensely deep color, centered to foot, fine unused with large part original gum, paper adherence at top on reverse. Rare.
There
are probably 15-20 surviving examples of the 2mm. spacing variety, of which only a few of these also have the "distant dot" variety.
Expertization
Signed Herbert Bloch.
Friedl Expert Committee certificate (1961).
Peter
Holcombe certificate (1986).
Provenance
James K. Senior, Robson Lowe (Basel), 6.10.1971, lot 1267.
Jane and Dan Sten Olsson, Interasia (Hong Kong), 30.1.2010, lot 157. (Image1) (Image2)
(Image3)
(Image4)
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Est. HK$30,000-40,000
Selling for...HK$15,000.00
Will close during Public Auction |
| 2034 |
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 1897, Large Figures wide surcharges on Dowager, 2nd printing, ½c on 3ca to 30c on 24ca (Chan 56-62, a, 63, 64, d, p. Scott
47-55, a, vars.), blocks of four, all except the last with sheet or interpane margins, the 10c on 9ca is from the left pane [16-17/21-22], position 17 small dot of "Yang", position 21 broken middle of "Yin", the 10c on 12ca is from the left pane
[2-3/7-8], position 2 has cracked dot of "Yang", position 7 with broken "Gin", and the 30c on 24ca is from the right pane [4-5/8-10], position 5 with "30" 2mm. above "cents", position 10 has broken "Yin", misperforated horizontally through top pair,
unused with large part original gum, the 30c on 24ca is missing gum in one corner, the 5c on 5ca has light diagonal crease, and the 10c on 12ca has minor adherences, Fine to Very Fine. A magnificent set of blocks. (Image1) (Image2)
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Est. HK$60,000-80,000
Selling for...HK$30,000.00
Will close during Public Auction |
| 2035 |
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 1897, Large Figures wide surcharges on Dowager, 2nd printing, 4c on 4ca on pale rose, horizontal pair, variety imperforate
between (Chan 59e. Scott 50 var.), deep color, well centered within large margins, cancelled by "Nanking" bilingual c.d.s. (1.4.01), pulled perforation at top, otherwise Very Fine.
Less than ten imperforate between pairs are
recorded.
Provenance
Paul Hock, Christie's Robson Lowe (Zurich), 19.10.1983, lot 247.
Anna-Lisa and Sven-Eric Beckeman, Sotheby's and Corinphila (Hong Kong), 12.11.1998, lot B89.
Huang Ming-Fuang, Zurich
Asia (Hong Kong), 21.6.2003, lot 302. (Image1) (Image2)
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Est. HK$30,000-40,000
Selling for...HK$15,000.00
Will close during Public Auction |
| 2036 |
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 1897, Large Figures wide surcharges on Dowager, 2nd printing, 30c on 24ca deep rose red, variety of Chinese "Three", type A (Chan
64a. Scott 55 var.), position 2, from the right Pane, good color, centered within unusually wide margins especially so on three sides, unused with large part original gum, hinge remnant, short perforation at right, Fine to Very
Fine.
Provenance
Anna-Lisa and Sven-Eric Beckeman, Sotheby's and Corinphila (Hong Kong), 13.5.1999, lot C98.
(Image1) (Image2)
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Est. HK$2,400-3,000
Selling for...HK$1,200.00
Will close during Public Auction |
| 2037 |
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 1897, Large Figures narrow surcharges on Dowager, 3rd printing, ½c on 3ca pale chrome-yellow, inverted surcharge (Chan
74g. Scott 65a), with interpane margin at foot, outstanding centering, mint, original gum, stamp never hinged, hinged in margin only, Very Fine
The pale color of the stamp, which makes the design difficult to see, provides a logical
explanation as to how the sheets could be placed upside down for surcharging. Probably two sheets comprised of eight panes—160 stamps—were surcharged with this error.
Expertization
Signed Peter Holcombe. (Image1) (Image2)
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Est. HK$16,000-20,000
Selling for...HK$8,000.00
Will close during Public Auction |
| 2038 |
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 1897, Large Figures narrow surcharges on Dowager, 3rd printing, 2c on 2ca yellow green, inverted surcharge (Chan 76c. Scott
67a), with interpane margin at left, vibrant color, well centered, fresh, unused with large part original gum, hinge remnant, Extremely Fine and irrefutably one of the finest examples extant of this rare surcharge
variety
Provenance
H.G. Fletcher, Philipps (London), 6.4.1978, lot 109. (Image1) (Image2)
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Est. HK$40,000-50,000
Selling for...HK$20,000.00
Will close during Public Auction |
| 2039 |
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 1897, Large Figures narrow surcharges on Dowager, 3rd printing, 4c on 4ca dull pink, inverted surcharge (Chan 77b. Scott
68a), clear pastel-like shade, unused with large part original gum, short perforation at top, Fine to Very Fine.
Expertization
Signed Peter Holcombe.
Provenance
"Ming" (Peter Holcombe), Corinphila
(Zurich), 29.9.1988, lot 4215.
Jane and Dan Sten Olsson, Interasia (Hong Kong), 30.1.2010, lot 198. (Image1) (Image2)
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Est. HK$8,000-10,000
Selling for...HK$4,000.00
Will close during Public Auction |
| 2040 |
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 1897, Large Figures narrow surcharges on Dowager 3rd printing, 30c on 24ca pale rose red (Chan 81. Scott 72), incredibly deep
bright color approaching that of the 1st printing and of the quintessential freshness, well centered for this, unused with large part original gum, some blunt or irregular perforations, nevertheless Fine to Very Fine, and a desirable example of this
rare stamp.
Expertization
Signed J.R. Hughes. (Image1) (Image2)
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Est. HK$40,000-50,000
Selling for...HK$20,000.00
Will close during Public Auction |
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