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Chinese Empire continued...

1897 New Currency Surcharges
LotNo. Symbol Lot Description
2026 og image1897, 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 ogbl image1897, 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)

image

Est. HK$9,000-12,000
Selling for...HK$4,500.00
Will close during Public Auction
2028 ogbl image1897, 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)

image

Est. HK$10,000-12,000
Selling for...HK$5,000.00
Will close during Public Auction
2029 og image1897, 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)

image

Est. HK$24,000-30,000
Selling for...HK$12,000.00
Will close during Public Auction
2030 nhbl image1897, 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)

image

Est. HK$20,000-26,000
Selling for...HK$10,000.00
Will close during Public Auction
2031 og image1897, 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)

image

Est. HK$28,000-32,000
Selling for...HK$14,000.00
Will close during Public Auction
2032 og image1897, 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)

image

Est. HK$50,000-60,000
Selling for...HK$26,000.00
Will close during Public Auction
2033 og image1897, 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 ogbl image1897, 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 O image1897, 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)

image

Est. HK$30,000-40,000
Selling for...HK$15,000.00
Will close during Public Auction
2036 og image1897, 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)

image

Est. HK$2,400-3,000
Selling for...HK$1,200.00
Will close during Public Auction
2037 og image1897, 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)

image

Est. HK$16,000-20,000
Selling for...HK$8,000.00
Will close during Public Auction
2038 og image1897, 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)

image

Est. HK$40,000-50,000
Selling for...HK$20,000.00
Will close during Public Auction
2039 og image1897, 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)

image

Est. HK$8,000-10,000
Selling for...HK$4,000.00
Will close during Public Auction
2040 og image1897, 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)

image

Est. HK$40,000-50,000
Selling for...HK$20,000.00
Will close during Public Auction

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