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Large Figures Surcharges 2.5mm Setting on Dowager Second Printing

1897 New Currency Surcharges continued...

LotNo.

Symbol

Lot Description

3133

1897, Large Figures wide surcharges on Dowager, 1st printing, 2c on 2ca green (Chan 49. Scott 40), block of four, bright color, well centered, unused with large part original gum, paper hinge remnant, light ageing on gum just showing through to front on a couple of perforations at top, Very Fine. (Image1) (Image2)

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Est. HK$5,000-6,000
CLOSED
Will close during Public Auction

3134

1897, Large Figures wide surcharges on Dowager, 1st printing, 4c on 4ca rose pink (Chan 50. Scott 41), canceled by pakua on 1897 (10 Aug.) red-band envelope to Shanghai (18.8), matching "Canton" origin dollar dater, and "Do not again demand postage" unframed handstamp in red adjacent, with "Shanghai" arrival dollar dater on reverse, cover opened out for display, Fine to Very Fine double rate, and a unique usage of the first printing.

Only nine commercial covers bearing the Dowager large figures surcharges first printing are recorded used between 1897-99. This is the only recorded example of the 4c on 4ca large figures 2.5mm. setting first printing on cover according to Tony Kwan's listing, "Surcharged Issues on First Printing Covers and Cards", Covers and Cards of Empress Dowager Jubilee and its Surcharged Issues. Volume One: First Printing Covers and Cards (Hong Kong, 2011), Vol. I, pp. xxx-xxxi.

Provenance
Major James Starr, Sotheby's (London), 12.9.1991, lot 478.
Anna-Lisa and Sven-Eric Beckeman, Sotheby's and Corinphila (Hong Kong), 12.11.1998, lot B128.
Chen Tiung-Ching, Interasia (Hong Kong), 23.6.2019, lot 241.

Reference
Tony To-Wah Kwan, ed., Covers and Cards of Empress Dowager Jubilee and its Surcharged Issues. Volume Two: Surcharged Issues Covers and Cards-1897 (Hong Kong, 2011), p. 866. (Image1) (Image2)

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Est. HK$16,000-20,000
SOLD for HK$65,000.00
Will close during Public Auction

3135

1897, Large Figures wide surcharges on Dowager, 1st printing, 8c on 6ca brown (Chan 52. Scott 43), deep bright color, centered to top right, unused with large part original gum, lightly hinged, a couple of irregular perforations at foot, Fine to Very Fine.

Expertization
Signed Livingston. (Image1) (Image2)

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Est. HK$4,000-5,000
SOLD for HK$14,000.00
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3136

1897, Large Figures wide surcharges on Dowager, 1st printing, 8c on 6ca brown (Chan 52. Scott 43), interpanneau block of four, Panes 1 [12/16] and 2 [9/13], position 13 with "Tso" shifted to left, deep color, well centered, unused with practically full original gum, Extremely Fine, and an exceptional multiple with this scarce stamp. (Image1) (Image2)

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Est. HK$30,000-40,000
SOLD for HK$45,000.00
Will close during Public Auction

3137

1897, Large Figures wide surcharges on Dowager, 1st printing, 10c on 12ca brown orange (Chan 54. Scott 45), the legendary "Golden Dragon", bright rich color, near perfect centering within wide margins, unused with large part original gum, minute natural speck in paper at foot, Extremely Fine. A superlative example of this great unused rarity, irrefutably among the finest extant.

Of the Dowager surcharged issues, the rarest stamp unused is the large figures surcharge 1.5mm setting on 1st printing 2ca. green, the "Emerald Lady", of which there are now only three documented examples. The unused "Golden Dragon" is far rarer than the "Red Ruby", large figures surcharge 1.5mm setting on 1st printing 30c on 24ca rose carmine, which only exists unused, with two blocks of four recorded. There are somewhere between 10 and 15 surviving unused examples which today's leading experts and specialists would recognize as being the "Golden Dragon" in an unused state. Not all are sound, with some from the lower row of the sheet having trimmed perforations. or reperforated margin at foot.

In addition, there was a block of four in the first Dr. Warren G. Kauder auction (Robson Lowe, 10 November 1971, lot 369), which tragically was lost with the purchaser, Lyons F. Livingston, in an airplane crash on a flight from Thailand to Hong Kong.

Provenance
Sir Percival David, Robson Lowe (London), 22.7.1970, lot 152.
Quintin Tan Kok Tin (Private Sale).
Wilson Te, Zurich Asia (Hong Kong), 18.3.2006, lot 617. (Image1)

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Est. HK$250,000-300,000
SOLD for HK$240,000.00
Will close during Public Auction

3138

1897, Large Figures wide surcharges on Dowager, 1st printing, 30c on 24ca rose carmine (Chan 55. Scott 46), lustrous color, well centered for this, unused with large part original gum, Fine to Very Fine. (Image1) (Image2)

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Est. HK$5,000-6,000
SOLD for HK$13,000.00
Will close during Public Auction

3139

1897, Large Figures wide surcharges on Dowager, 1st printing, 30c on 24ca rose carmine (Chan 55, a-c. Scott 46, var.), Pane 1, the stupendous pane of 24 (missing only position 5), Pane 1, with selvedge on three sides including interpane margin at right, positions 2, 6 and 23 are the variety of Chinese "Three" of the surcharge (types A, B, and C respectively), and position 25 with "30" of "cents" shifted to right, bright color, particularly well centered, unused with large part original gum, typical brownish gum build up due to uneven application of gum, resulting in one stamp (position. 16) with small thin; also, an unused, o.g., detached example of position 5 with "30" 2mm. above "cents" (Chan 55d. Scott 46a) accompanies the pane, Fine to Very Fine, and a remarkable showpiece.

The largest recorded multiple of the 30c on 24ca large figures surcharge 2.5mm. setting of the first printing.

Provenance and Auction Record
Sir Percival David, Robson Lowe (London), 13.11.1969, lot 2072.
Universe (Shanghai), 11.4.2015, lot 2206. The accompanying single from position 5 was lot 2203 in the same auction. (Image1)

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Est. HK$200,000-250,000
SOLD for HK$240,000.00
Will close during Public Auction

3140

1897, Large Figures with wide surcharges on Dowager, 2nd printing, 1c on 1ca red orange (Chan 57. Scott 48), Panes 1 and 2, complete sheet of forty, with sheet margin at left and interpane margin at right, fresh bright color, unused with large part original gum, one stamp has large speck on gum, Fine to Very Fine. (Image1)

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Est. HK$10,000-12,000
SOLD for HK$13,000.00
Will close during Public Auction

3141

1897, Large Figures with wide surcharges on Dowager, 2nd printing, 1c on 1ca red orange, "missing bat" (Chan 57a. Scott 48 var.), Pane 3, position 5, fresh, unused with large part original gum, Fine to Very Fine. (Image1) (Image2)

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Est. HK$1,600-2,000
SOLD for HK$2,000.00
Will close during Public Auction

3142

1897, Large Figures with wide surcharges on Dowager, 2nd printing, 1c on 1ca red orange (Chan 57, c. Scott 48, var.), block of four, Pane 1 [15-16/19-20], position 20 with 1mm. space between "e" and "n" of "cent", and vertical pair, Pane 2 [13/17], position 13 with "Tso" shifted to left, unused with large part original gum, the block has some browned gum at foot and the lower stamp in the pair has perforations trimmed at foot, Fine. (Image1) (Image2)

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Est. HK$800-1,000
SOLD for HK$1,000.00
Will close during Public Auction

3143

1897, Large Figures with wide surcharges on Dowager, 2nd printing, 1c on 1ca red orange and 2c on 2ca yellow green (Chan 57, 58. Scott 48, 49), the 1c on 1ca in a pair, canceled by "Customs/Shanghai" double-ring datestamp on 1897 (17 Mar.) envelope to Hong Kong (23.3), Very Fine and the earliest recorded use of the 1c on 1ca on cover.

Reference
Tony To-Wah Kwan, ed., Covers and Cards of Empress Dowager Jubilee and its Surcharged Issues. Volume Two: Surcharged Issues Covers and Cards - 1897 (Hong Kong, 2011), p. 569. (Image1) (Image2)

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

3144

1897, Large Figures with wide surcharges on Dowager, 2nd printing, 1c on 1ca red orange (Chan 57. Scott 48), horizontal pair, canceled by Wuhu pakua in brown on 1897 (2 May) to Shanghai (4.5), matching "Customs/Wuhu" origin and "Customs/Shanghai" arrival double-ring datestamps in brown, flap at back missing, Fine to Very Fine.

Reference
Tony To-Wah Kwan, ed., Covers and Cards of Empress Dowager Jubilee and its Surcharged Issues. Volume Two: Surcharged Issues Covers and Cards - 1897 (Hong Kong, 2011), pp. 664. (Image1) (Image2)

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Est. HK$5,000-6,000
SOLD for HK$10,000.00
Will close during Public Auction

3145

1897, Large Figures with wide surcharges on Dowager, 2nd printing, 1c on 1ca red orange (Chan 57. Scott 48), canceled by "Customs/Shanghai" double-ring datestamp on 1897 (11 May) envelope to Peking (17.5) via Shanghai Local Post (11.5), small cover tear to left of stamp, Very Fine.

Provenance and Auction Record
Eugene Costales (New York), 27.11.1944, lot 654.
Richard Canman, Stanley Gibbons (London), 19.10.1972, lot 572.

Reference
Tony To-Wah Kwan, ed., Covers and Cards of Empress Dowager Jubilee and its Surcharged Issues. Volume Two: Surcharged Issues Covers and Cards - 1897 (Hong Kong, 2011), p. 569. (Image1) (Image2)

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Est. HK$5,000-6,000
SOLD for HK$7,000.00
Will close during Public Auction

3146

1897, Large Figures with wide surcharges on Dowager, 2nd printing, 1c on 1ca red orange (Chan 57. Scott 48), canceled by "Wuhu" dollar dater in brown on 1898 (15 Oct.) printed matter envelope to Shanghai (16.10 Local Post arrival), a little ragged with neatly truncated corners for printed matter, Very Fine.

Reference
Tony To-Wah Kwan, ed., Covers and Cards of Empress Dowager Jubilee and its Surcharged Issues. Volume Three: Surcharged Issues Covers and Cards 1898-1911 (Hong Kong, 2011), p. 1304. (Image1) (Image2)

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Est. HK$5,000-6,000
SOLD for HK$6,500.00
Will close during Public Auction

3147

1897, Large Figures wide surcharges on Dowager, 2nd printing, 2c on 2ca yellow green (Chan 58, a, b. Scott 49), Panes 1 and 2, complete sheet of forty, with sheet margin at left and interpane margin at right, Pane 2 [4] with 3mm. spacing and [6] with 2.2mm. spacing, unused with large part original gum, uniform toning, thin spot in central interpanneau margin between lower two stamps, Fine. (Image1)

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Est. HK$4,000-5,000
SOLD for HK$10,000.00
Will close during Public Auction

3148

1897, Large Figures wide surcharges on Dowager, 2nd printing, 2c on 2ca yellow green (Chan 58, a-c, j. Scott 49), Panes 3 and 4, complete sheet of forty, with sheet margins at top and right, Pane 3 [1] and [3] with 3mm. spacing, [20] with broken "Yin", and Pane 4 [1] with 3mm. spacing, [2] with 3.5mm. spacing, [10] with 2mm. spacing, and [14] with broken "Tso", superb color, fresh, unused with large part original gum, Very Fine.

Provenance
Anna-Lisa and Sven-Eric Beckeman, Sotheby's and Corinphila (Hong Kong), 13.5.1999, lot C75. (Image1) (Image2)

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Est. HK$16,000-20,000
SOLD for HK$17,000.00
Will close during Public Auction

3149

1897, Large Figures wide surcharges on Dowager, 2nd printing, 2c on 2ca yellow green (Chan 58. Scott 49), block of four canceled by Ichang pakua in brown on 1897 (13 Apr.) envelope to Shanghai (20.4), matching "Customs/Ichang" origin c.d.s. and "Customs/Shanghai" double-ring arrival datestamp in brown (on reverse), Very Fine quadruple rate cover from the Hykes correspondence.

Expertization
C.S.S. certificate (2005).
B.P.A. certificate (2009).

Provenance
Richard Canman, Harmers (New York), 15.12.1988, lot 1019.
Anna-Lisa and Sven-Eric Beckeman, Sotheby's and Corinphila (Hong Kong), 12.11.1998, lot B127.

Reference
Tony To-Wah Kwan, ed., Covers and Cards of Empress Dowager Jubilee and its Surcharged Issues. Volume Two: Surcharged Issues Covers and Cards - 1897 (Hong Kong, 2011), p. 624. (Image1) (Image2) (Image3) (Image4)

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Est. HK$16,000-20,000
SOLD for HK$50,000.00
Will close during Public Auction

3150

1897, Large Figures wide surcharges on Dowager, 2nd printing, 2c on 2ca yellow green (Chan 58. Scott 49), canceled by "Customs/Hankow" double-ring datestamp on 1897 (5 May) envelope to Shanghai (8.5), with "Customs/Shanghai" double-ring arrival datestamp in brown on reverse, Very Fine.

Reference
Tony To-Wah Kwan, ed., Covers and Cards of Empress Dowager Jubilee and its Surcharged Issues. Volume Two: Surcharged Issues Covers and Cards - 1897 (Hong Kong, 2011), p. 674. (Image1) (Image2)

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Est. HK$5,000-6,000
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3151

1897, Large Figures wide surcharges on Dowager, 2nd printing, 2c on 2ca yellow green (Chan 58. Scott 49), canceled by "Customs/Hankow" double-ring datestamp on 1897 (12 May) Hong Kong 1c postal stationery card addressed "c/o Germany Consul General, Shanghai" (12.5), with "Customs/Shanghai" double-ring arrival datestamps in brown adjacent, manuscript delivery instruction "China Inland Mission" crossed out with notation "wrong district", and address corrected to "Mission Charlotte", Very Fine.

Provenance
Ellery Denison, 23.11.1998, lot 1354.

Reference
Tony To-Wah Kwan, ed., Covers and Cards of Empress Dowager Jubilee and its Surcharged Issues. Volume Two: Surcharged Issues Covers and Cards - 1897 (Hong Kong, 2011), p. 691. (Image1) (Image2)

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Est. HK$7,000-9,000
SOLD for HK$15,000.00
Will close during Public Auction

3152

1897, Large Figures wide surcharges on Dowager, 2nd printing, 2c on 2ca yellow green (Chan 58. Scott 49), canceled by "Wuhu" dollar dater (25.9) in brown on "The Union" Newspaper (Shanghai, 19 Aug. 1897 issue), "Shanghai" transit dollar dater (27.9), in combination with France "Chine" 5c, canceled by "Shang-hai/Chine" c.d.s. (28.9), the newspaper heavily folded and with defects at top affecting the Dowager surcharge, otherwise Fine and very rare newspaper use.

Reference
Explore Dollar Daters (1897-1913), p. 93.
Tony To-Wah Kwan, ed., Covers and Cards of Empress Dowager Jubilee and its Surcharged Issues. Volume Two: Surcharged Issues Covers and Cards - 1897 (Hong Kong, 2011), p. 905. (Image1) (Image2) (Image3) (Image4)

Get Market Data for [China 58] Visual Pricing Guide Sample Census

Est. HK$5,000-6,000
SOLD for HK$22,000.00
Will close during Public Auction