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The Surcharging Sequence

Small Figures Surcharges on Dowager First Printing

1897 New Currency Surcharges
LotNo. Symbol Lot Description
3073 og/O image1897, Small study of the printing and surcharge sequences of the 2ca and 3ca, graphically presented on two exhibit pages, including 1894-97 Dowagers unsurcharged with 2ca and 3ca second printings, and 3ca third printing, 1897 large figures wide surcharges on Dowager first printing ½c on 3ca and 2c. on 2ca, and 1897 large figures wide surcharges on Dowager first printing ½c on 3ca., all unused, some colors a little unfresh, and 1897 large figures wide surcharges on Dowager first printing 2c on 2ca, the "Emerald Lady" (Chan 67. Scott 58) canceled by Shanghai dollar dater of July 1897 in brown, mainly Fine to Very Fine. (Image1) (Image2) (Image3) (Image4)

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Est. HK$20,000-24,000
SOLD for HK$30,000.00
Will close during Public Auction
3074 og image1897, Small Figures surcharges on Empress Dowager, ½c. on 3ca., 1c on 1ca, 2c on 2ca, 4c on 4ca, and 5c on 5ca, 4mm. spacing below Chinese characters, se-tenant with normal spacing in blocks of four, unused, o.g., the 4c on 4ca (creased) and 5c on 5ca each with sheet margin at right, fresh, Fine to Very Fine, Chan 37, a, 38, a, 39, a, 40, c, 41, b. Scott 28, f, 29, b, 30, f, 31, d, 32, b. (Image1) (Image2) (Image3) (Image4)

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Est. HK$4,000-5,000
SOLD for HK$6,500.00
Will close during Public Auction
3075 O image1897, Small Figures surcharges on Empress Dowager, ½c. on 3ca. to 8ca on 6ca, and 30c. on 24ca. (Chan 37-42, 46. Scott 28-33, 37), each centrally canceled by "Customs/Shanghai" double-ring datestamp of "Jan 2 1897" in blue, the earliest date, the 30c on 24ca has tone in top right corner on reverse, Fine to Very Fine. (Image1) (Image2) (Image3)

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Get Market Data for [China 37-42, 46] Visual Pricing Guide Sample Census

Est. HK$3,000-4,000
SOLD for HK$4,500.00
Will close during Public Auction
3076 Obl image1897, Small Figures surcharges on Empress Dowager, ½c on 3ca orange yellow (Chan 37, a, g. Scott 28), omplete sheet of forty, Setting A, with sheet margin at left and interpane margin at right, left Pane [11] with retouched "3" and right Pane [15] with 4mm. spacing below Chinese character, canceled by "Customs/Shanghai" double-ring datestamp of "Mar 24 1897" in brown, Very Fine. (Image1) (Image2)

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Get Market Data for [China 37, a, g] Visual Pricing Guide Sample Census

Est. HK$5,000-6,000
SOLD for HK$7,500.00
Will close during Public Auction
3077 ogbl image1897, Small Figures surcharges on Empress Dowager, ½c on 3ca orange yellow (Chan 37. Scott 28), complete sheet of forty, Setting C, with sheet margin at left and interpane margin at right, left Pane [2-3-4] and right Pane [2-3-4/7-8/12/16] surcharges are "kiss prints", unused with large part original gum, some natural browning on reverse due to uneven application of gum, three stamps in bottom row have a few trimmed perforations, Fine to Very Fine. (Image1)

Get Market Data for [China 37] Visual Pricing Guide Sample Census

Est. HK$8,000-10,000
SOLD for HK$12,000.00
Will close during Public Auction
3078 og image1897, Small Figures surcharges on Empress Dowager, ½c on 3ca orange yellow, missing fraction bar and "2" of "½" omitted (Chan 37i. Scott 28a), being the top stamp in a vertical pair from Pane 1 [1/5], excellent color, unused with large part original gum, a few light age spots at top, Fine to Very Fine and fresh. (Image1) (Image2)

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Get Market Data for [China 37i] Visual Pricing Guide Sample Census

Est. HK$2,000-2,600
CLOSED
Will close during Public Auction
3079 og image1897, Small Figures surcharges on Empress Dowager, ½c on 3ca orange yellow, surcharge double (Chan 37k. Scott 28d), Setting B, Pane 2, position 11, strong color, centered to lower right as is characteristic of such examples with this variety, unused with large part original gum, light even gum toning not mentioned on accompanying certificate, Fine to Very Fine example of this rare variety.

There were two panes of twenty which received the surcharge double. Examples of the double surcharge variety from Pane 1 show the doubling with horizontal misplacement to the right, while those from Pane 2 show the doubling vertically misplaced.

According to Tony Kwan, there are 32 examples of this variety recorded.

Expertization
Signed Peter Holcombe.
B.P.A. certificate (2011).

Provenance
Paul Hock, Robson Lowe (Zurich), 19.101983, lot 215.
"Ming", Corinphila (Zurich), 29.9.1998, lot 4187.
Anna-Lisa and Sven-Eric Beckeman, Sotheby's and Corinphila (Hong Kong), 12.11.1998, lot B62.

Reference
Tony T.W. Kwan, "Introduction to the Four Double and Eight Inverted of Empress Dowager Surcharged Issues", Studies of Classic Stamps of Ching Dynasty, Vol. 17 (2015), pp.10-13. (Image1) (Image2) (Image3)

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Get Market Data for [China 37k] Visual Pricing Guide Sample Census

Est. HK$60,000-80,000
SOLD for HK$60,000.00
Will close during Public Auction
3080 cover image1897, Small Figures surcharge on Empress Dowager, ½¢ on 3ca orange yellow (Chan 37. Scott 28), two singles and horizontal pair, canceled by "Wenchow" dollar dater and matching pakua in brown respectively, on 1898 (26 Mar.) neat envelope to Shanghai (26.3), with "Shanghai/Local Post/B" double-ring arrival datestamp on reverse, one ½c on 3ca single has defective corner at lower, otherwise Fine to Very Fine 2c domestic rate cover.

Expertization
Experts and Consultants certificate (2009).

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. 1158. (Image1) (Image2) (Image3)

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Get Market Data for [China 37] Visual Pricing Guide Sample Census

Est. HK$8,000-10,000
SOLD for HK$90,000.00
Will close during Public Auction
3081 ogbl image1897, Small Figures surcharges on Empress Dowager, 1c on 1ca vermilion (Chan 38, b, c. Scott 29), complete sheet of forty, Setting A, Panes 7 and 8, with interpane margin at left and sheet margin at right, Pane 7 [13] with "1" over "e" of "cent" and [15] with "1" and "cent" shifted to left, and Pane 8 [15] with 4mm. spacing below Chinese character, vivid color, unused with large part original gum, one stamp thinned and a couple of faults/defects in selvedge, Fine to Very Fine. (Image1)

Get Market Data for [China 38, b, c] Visual Pricing Guide Sample Census

Est. HK$10,000-12,000
SOLD for HK$12,000.00
Will close during Public Auction
3082 ogbl image1897, Small Figures surcharges on Empress Dowager, 1c on 1ca vermilion (Chan 38. Scott 29), complete sheet of forty, Setting C, with sheet margin at right, left Pane [10] with broken top of "1", bright color, unused with large part original gum, Very Fine. (Image1)

Get Market Data for [China 38] Visual Pricing Guide Sample Census

Est. HK$10,000-12,000
SOLD for HK$13,000.00
Will close during Public Auction
3083 O image1897, Small Figures surcharges on Empress Dowager, 1c on 1ca vermilion, surcharge inverted (Chan 38d. Scott 29a), bright fresh color for this typically pale shade, near perfect centering, neatly canceled by part "Ha(nkow)" dollar dater, Very Fine and choice.

Expertization
Signed Peter Holcombe. (Image1) (Image2)

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Get Market Data for [China 38d] Visual Pricing Guide Sample Census

Est. HK$30,000-40,000
CLOSED
Will close during Public Auction
3084 O image1897, Small Figures surcharges on Empress Dowager, 1c on 1ca vermilion, surcharge inverted (Chan 38d. Scott 29a), excellent color, well centered, canceled by complete pakua of Hankow, Very Fine.

Provenance
Anna-Lisa and Sven-Eric Beckeman, Sotheby's and Corinphila (Hong Kong), 14.5.1998, lot A70. (Image1) (Image2)

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Get Market Data for [China 38d] Visual Pricing Guide Sample Census

Est. HK$24,000-30,000
SOLD for HK$24,000.00
Will close during Public Auction
3085 cover image1897, Small Figures surcharges on Empress Dowager, 1c on 1ca vermilion, 2c on 2ca green, 5c on 5ca dull orange, and 8c on 6ca brown (Chan 38, 39, 40, 42. Scott 29, 30, 32, 33), horizontal pair of 8c on 6ca, canceled by Tientsin seals in blue and two stamps additionally tied by "Customs/Shanghai" double-ring transit datestamp (18.2) in brown, on reverse of 1897 (3 Feb.) registered envelope from Tientsin to Tuticorin, India (19.3), redirected to Sialkot (25.3), in combination with Hong Kong 10c pair applied on front and canceled by "Shanghai/C" c.d.s. (19.2), showing "Customs/Tientsin" double-ring datestamp in blue and "Tientsin/R/No. 421" oval type 3 handstamp in red adjacent, also with "R" in circle of the British Post Office, opened out for display, Very Fine and rare use on the second day of the Imperial Post.

The 10 cents rate for mail to U.P.U. countries, with 10 cents registration fee and 4 cents for the Winter Overland Service.

The earliest recorded date of registered mail of the Chinese Imperial Post for any post office.

According to the postal regulations, the Customs daters were to be used to cancel stamps, due to the delay in delivery of the dollar daters. The Post Office in Tientsin continued to use the Customs seals for a short period, during which only a few examples of mail matter are known so canceled.

Provenance
Lam Man Yin, Spink (Hong Kong), 18.1.2019, lot 754.

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. 513. (Image1)

Get Market Data for [China 38, 39, 40, 42] Visual Pricing Guide Sample Census

Est. HK$160,000-200,000
SOLD for HK$300,000.00
Will close during Public Auction
3086 cover image1897, Small Figures surcharges on Empress Dowager, 1c on 1ca vermilion and 4c on 4ca rose pink (Chan 38, 40. Scott 29, 31), horizontal pair of the former and two examples of the latter, canceled by pakua with matching "Customs/Foochow" double-ring origin datestamp, on 1897 (19 Mar.) "Consulate of the United States. Foochow, China" corner card envelope to Longview, Texas (24.4) via Yokohama (1.4) and San Francisco (13.4), showing "United States Consulate/Fuchau. China" sender's datestamp in violet adjacent, "Customs/Shanghai" double-ring transit datestamp (22.3) on reverse, in combination with Japan Koban 10s, canceled by "Shanghai/I.J.P.O." c.d.s. (26.3), cover slightly reduced at left and central area of light ageing, Fine to Very Fine franking from the Hixon correspondence.

Expertization
Experts and Consultants certificate (2008).

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. 574. (Image1) (Image2) (Image3)

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Get Market Data for [China 38, 40] Visual Pricing Guide Sample Census

Est. HK$16,000-20,000
SOLD for HK$26,000.00
Will close during Public Auction
3087 cover image1897, Small Figures surcharges on Empress Dowager, 1c on 1ca vermilion (Chan 38. Scott 29), horizontal pair, cancelled by "Shanghai" dollar dater, "the 24th year, the intercalary 3rd month", on 1898 (10 May) envelope to Chinkiang (11.5), with intercalarly month arrival dollar dater on reverse, Fine to Very Fine.

Provenance
Wen Sun Kong, Interasia (Hong Kong), 25.7.2009, B106.

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. 1208. (Image1) (Image2)

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Get Market Data for [China 38] Visual Pricing Guide Sample Census

Est. HK$12,000-16,000
CLOSED
Will close during Public Auction
3088 ogbl image1897, Small Figures surcharges on Empress Dowager, 2c on 2ca green (Chan 39, a, b. Scott 30, f), complete sheet of forty, Setting B, Panes 5 and 6, with sheet margin at left showing central guide line cross in sheet margin, Pane 5 [7], [15] and [20] showing "2" shifted to left or over "en" of "cents" and Pane 6 [15] with 4mm. spacing below Chinese character, bright color, fresh, unused with large part original gum, negligible fault in sheet margin, Very Fine. (Image1)

Get Market Data for [China 39, a, b] Visual Pricing Guide Sample Census

Est. HK$10,000-12,000
SOLD for HK$15,000.00
Will close during Public Auction
3089 ogbl image1897, Small Figures surcharges on Empress Dowager, 2c on 2ca green (Chan 39, a, b. Scott 30), complete sheet of forty, Setting C, Panes 11 and 12, with interpane margin at left and sheet margin at right, deep bright color, fresh, unused with large part original gum, Very Fine. (Image1)

Get Market Data for [China 39, a, b] Visual Pricing Guide Sample Census

Est. HK$10,000-12,000
SOLD for HK$14,000.00
Will close during Public Auction
3090 O image1897, Small Figures surcharges on Empress Dowager, 2c on 2ca green, surcharge double (Chan 39c. Scott 30c), Setting B, bright color, particularly well centered within large margins, centrally canceled by pakua and part c.d.s., small tear at top, otherwise Very Fine.

Of the two sheets (80 stamps) produced with this error, there are less than 35 documented examples. The vast majority are unused and come from what is referred to as the type A surcharge from Setting A. There are approximately five or six examples of the type B surcharge double variety from Setting B, which has the surcharge applied higher than that of type A. All of these are canceled by pakua.

Provenance
Anna-Lisa and Sven-Eric Beckeman, Sotheby's and Corinphila (Hong Kong), 12.11.1998, lot B81.

Reference
Neill Granger, "China: Varieties on the 1897 Small Figure Surcharges. Philatelic Extracts", Spink (Hong Kong), 20-21.11.1997, pp. 204-206. (Image1) (Image2)

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Get Market Data for [China 39c] Visual Pricing Guide Sample Census

Est. HK$40,000-50,000
SOLD for HK$40,000.00
Will close during Public Auction
3091 O image1897, Small Figures surcharges on Empress Dowager, 2c on 2ca green, surcharge inverted (Chan 39d. Scott 30d), good color, canceled by "Shanghai" dollar dater (15.10,97), two pulled perforations at left and slightly defective corner at lower left with perforations improved at foot, Fine to Very Fine appearance for this rare variety which is often encountered in damaged condition.

Of the one sheet (40 stamps) produced with this error, there are less than 25 documented examples which have survived. To date, practically all known examples are canceled by "Shanghai" dollar daters between 20 Sept. and 8 Nov. 1897. There a number of defective examples, which resulted from the postmaster at Hankow having torn stamps with this error from commercial mail.

Reference
Lam Man Yin Collection, Spink (Hong Kong), 18.1.2019, p. 139. (Image1) (Image2)

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Get Market Data for [China 39d] Visual Pricing Guide Sample Census

Est. HK$36,000-40,000
SOLD for HK$40,000.00
Will close during Public Auction
3092 og image1897, Small Figures surcharges on Empress Dowager, 2c on 2ca green, imperforate on three sides (Chan 39 var. Scott 30 var.), an example from the top left corner of the sheet, the right margin probably that of an imperforate between pair, good color, unused with large part original gum, uniform toning, otherwise Fine. (Image1) (Image2)

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Get Market Data for [China 39 var.] Visual Pricing Guide Sample Census

Est. HK$6,000-8,000
CLOSED
Will close during Public Auction

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