1894 Dowager Empress 60th Birthday Commemorative I Cancellations Customs Daters
Sale No: 40
Lot No: 53
Symbol: oBL
Cat No: 22, 23, 28
1894, Empress Dowager 60th Birthday, 1st printing, 1ca., 2ca. (2), and 9ca. (Chan 22, 23, 28. Scott 16, 17, 22), blocks of four, the 1ca. and 2ca. canceled by "Customs/Shanghai" double-ring d.s. (the first in blue). 2ca. with "Shanghai" dollar dater ("24 Sep 97" with reversed "S"), and 9ca. canceled by "Customs/Chinkiang" double-ring d.s. of "Apr. 17 95" and part Germany c.d.s., complete strikes, Fine to Very Fine. Est. HK$5,000-6,000
Est. HK$5,000-6,000
Opening HK$ 4,500.00
Sold...HK$ 5,500.00
Closed..Dec-05-2023, 09:41:22 EST
Sold For 5500
Sale No: 40
Lot No: 54
Symbol: o
Cat No: 22-30
1894, Empress Dowager 60th Birthday, 1st printing, 1ca. to 24ca. complete (Chan 22-30. Scott 16-24), horizontal or vertical pairs, except the 6ca. is two singles, canceled by Customs daters, mostly Shanghai, but including "Customs/Chinkiang", and 24ca. vertical pair with "Customs/Chefoo" double-ring datestamp, large part to complete strikes, Very Fine and choice assembly. Est. HK$10,000-12,000
Est. HK$10,000-12,000
Opening HK$ 11,000.00
Sold...HK$ 11,000.00
Closed..Dec-05-2023, 09:42:18 EST
Sold For 11000
Sale No: 40
Lot No: 55
Symbol: o
Cat No: 22-30
1894, Empress Dowager 60th Birthday, 1st printing, 1ca. to 24ca. complete (Chan 22-30. Scott 16-24), canceled by "Local Post Agency/Amoy/A" c.d.s. in blue or black, Fine to Very Fine, and a very scarce assembly with these Local Post cancellations. Est. HK$8,000-10,000
Est. HK$8,000-10,000
Opening HK$ 7,500.00
Sold...HK$ 8,000.00
Closed..Dec-05-2023, 09:42:51 EST
Sold For 8000
Sale No: 40
Lot No: 56
Symbol: o
Cat No: 22-30
1894, Empress Dowager 60th Birthday, 1st printing, 1ca. to 24ca. complete (Chan 22-30. Scott 16-24), canceled by "Customs/Chefoo" double-ring datestamps, large part to complete strikes, Very Fine to Extremely Fine. Est. HK$10,000-12,000
Est. HK$10,000-12,000
Opening HK$ 14,000.00
Sold...HK$ 14,000.00
Closed..Dec-05-2023, 09:43:36 EST
Sold For 14000
Sale No: 40
Lot No: 57
Symbol: o
Cat No: 25, 29, 30
1894, Empress Dowager 60th Birthday, 1st printing, 4ca., 9ca., and 12ca. (Chan 25, 29, 30. Scott 19, 22, 23), canceled by "Customs/Chefoo" double-ring datestamps of 1894 with the month "Dec" reversed, the days are "3", "4" and "5" respectively, large part to complete central strikes, Very Fine to Extremely Fine and unusual. Est. HK$8,000-10,000
Est. HK$8,000-10,000
Opening HK$ 7,000.00
Sold...HK$ 7,000.00
Closed..Dec-05-2023, 09:44:03 EST
Sold For 7000
Sale No: 40
Lot No: 58
Symbol: o
Cat No: 22-30
1894, Empress Dowager 60th Birthday, 1st printing, 1ca. to 24ca. complete (Chan 22-30. Scott 16-24), horizontal pairs, canceled by "Customs/Chinkiang" double-ring datestamps of "Nov 30 94", the first month of use, nearly all are complete strikes, Very Fine to Extremely Fine and a superlative assembly of matched 1894 first year usages. Est. HK$30,000-40,000
Est. HK$30,000-40,000
Opening HK$ 26,000.00
Sold...HK$ 28,000.00
Closed..Dec-05-2023, 09:44:40 EST
Sold For 28000
Sale No: 40
Lot No: 59
Symbol: o
Cat No: 22-30
1894, Empress Dowager 60th Birthday, 1st printing, 1ca. to 24ca. complete (Chan 22-30. Scott 16-24), canceled by "Customs/Chinkiang" double-ring datestamps of "Oct 6 96", except the 9ca. which is "Jul 8 96", large part to complete strikes, Very Fine. Est. HK$6,000-8,000
Est. HK$6,000-8,000
Opening HK$ 5,500.00
Sold...HK$ 6,000.00
Closed..Dec-05-2023, 09:45:05 EST
Sold For 6000
Sale No: 40
Lot No: 60
Symbol: o
Cat No: 22, 23, 27, 28, 30
1894, Empress Dowager 60th Birthday, 1st printing, 1ca., 2ca., 6ca., 9ca., and 24ca. (Chan 22, 23, 27, 28, 30. Scott 16, 17, 21, 22, 24), canceled by "Customs/Chinkiang" double-ring datestamps of "Nov 25 96", with "25" inverted, part strikes, Fine to Very Fine. Est. HK$6,000-8,000
Est. HK$6,000-8,000
Opening HK$ 5,500.00
Sold...HK$ 5,500.00
Closed..Dec-05-2023, 09:45:25 EST
Sold For 5500
Sale No: 40
Lot No: 61
Symbol: o
Cat No: 22-30
1894, Empress Dowager 60th Birthday, 1st printing, 1ca. to 24ca. complete (Chan 22-30. Scott 16-24), canceled by "Customs/Hankow" double-ring datestamps, six stamps including the 9ca. to 24ca. are Dec. 1894 first year usages, large part to complete strikes, the 9ca. has irregular perf. at right, Very Fine to Extremely Fine. Est. HK$10,000-12,000
Est. HK$10,000-12,000
Opening HK$ 14,000.00
Sold...HK$ 14,000.00
Closed..Dec-05-2023, 09:46:01 EST
Sold For 14000
Sale No: 40
Lot No: 62
Symbol: o
Cat No: 22-30
1894, Empress Dowager 60th Birthday, 1st printing, 1ca. to 24ca. complete (Chan 22-30. Scott 16-24), canceled by "Customs/Hankow" double-ring datestamps, four stamps including the 12ca. and 24ca. are Jan. 1897 late usages, large part to complete strikes, the 3ca. has trimmed perfs. at right and 24ca. has a shortish perf. at top, otherwise mainly Very Fine to Extremely Fine. Est. HK$8,000-10,000
Est. HK$8,000-10,000
Opening HK$ 7,500.00
Sold...HK$ 8,000.00
Closed..Dec-05-2023, 09:46:21 EST
Sold For 8000
Sale No: 40
Lot No: 63
Symbol: o
Cat No: 22-24, 26-29
1894, Empress Dowager 60th Birthday, 1st printing, 1ca. to 3ca. and 5ca. to 12ca. (Chan 22-24, 26-29. Scott 16-18, 20-23), canceled by "Customs/Kiukiang" c.d.s. in red, part (low values) to complete or mostly so strikes, a few small perf. faults and the 12ca. is discolored, otherwise Fine to Very Fine for these very scarce cancellations. Est. HK$12,000-15,000
Est. HK$12,000-15,000
Opening HK$ 11,000.00
Sold...HK$ 11,000.00
Closed..Dec-05-2023, 09:46:49 EST
Sold For 11000
Sale No: 40
Lot No: 65
Symbol: o
Cat No: 22-30
1894, Empress Dowager 60th Birthday, 1st printing, 1ca. to 24ca. complete (Chan 22-30. Scott 16-24), canceled by "Customs/Newchwang" double-ring datestamps, large part to complete strikes, the 24ca. has a couple of short perfs., Fine to Very Fine. Est. HK$15,000-20,000
Est. HK$15,000-20,000
Opening HK$ 13,000.00
Sold...HK$ 16,000.00
Closed..Dec-05-2023, 09:47:34 EST
Sold For 16000
Sale No: 40
Lot No: 66
Symbol: o
Cat No: 22-30
1894, Empress Dowager 60th Birthday, 1st printing, 1ca. to 24ca. complete (Chan 22-30. Scott 16-24), canceled by "Customs/Shanghai " double-ring datestamps of "Nov 19 1894" in blue, the day of issue, large part to complete strikes, the 9ca. has shortish perf. at top left, the 12ca. (two tiny pinholes) and 24ca. are lightly toned, Fine to Very Fine set of first day cancellations. Est. HK$12,000-15,000
Est. HK$12,000-15,000
Opening HK$ 15,000.00
Sold...HK$ 15,000.00
Closed..Dec-05-2023, 09:48:13 EST
Sold For 15000
Sale No: 40
Lot No: 67
Symbol: o
Cat No: 22-30
1894, Empress Dowager 60th Birthday, 1st printing, 1ca. to 24ca. complete (Chan 22-30. Scott 16-24), canceled by "Customs/Shanghai" double-ring datestamps of 1895 in blue, except 3ca. which is "Dec 14 1894", large part to complete strikes, Very Fine to Extremely Fine and fresh. Est. HK$6,000-8,000
Est. HK$6,000-8,000
Opening HK$ 10,000.00
Sold...HK$ 10,000.00
Closed..Dec-05-2023, 09:48:43 EST
Sold For 10000
Sale No: 40
Lot No: 68
Symbol: o
Cat No: 29
1894, Empress Dowager 60th Birthday, 1st printing, 12ca. brown orange (Chan 29. Scott 23), gorgeous color, fairly well centered with large margins on three sides, ideally canceled by central strike of "Customs/Shanghai" double-ring datestamp of "Dec 31 1896" in brown with "1896" year inverted, Extremely Fine and fresh. Est. HK$3,000-4,000
Est. HK$3,000-4,000
Opening HK$ 4,000.00
Sold...HK$ 4,000.00
Closed..Dec-05-2023, 09:50:28 EST
Sold For 4000
Sale No: 40
Lot No: 69
Symbol: o
Cat No: 22-30
1894, Empress Dowager 60th Birthday, 1st printing, 1ca. to 24ca. complete (Chan 22-30. Scott 16-24), canceled by "Customs/Swatow" double-ring datestamps, large part to complete strikes, Fine to Very Fine for these difficult cancellations. Est. HK$8,000-10,000
Est. HK$8,000-10,000
Opening HK$ 15,000.00
Sold...HK$ 15,000.00
Closed..Dec-05-2023, 09:51:26 EST
Sold For 15000
Sale No: 40
Lot No: 71
Symbol: o
Cat No: 24, 25, 27, 28
1894, Empress Dowager 60th Birthday, 1st printing, 3ca, 4ca., 6ca., and 9ca. (Chan 24, 25, 27, 28. Scott 18, 19, 21, 22), canceled by "H.O. of Customs/Seoul" double-ring datestamps in violet, two are on pieces, Fine to Very Fine and scarce Korean cancellations, the first and last are ex Mizuhara. Est. HK$3,000-4,000
Est. HK$3,000-4,000
Opening HK$ 3,600.00
Sold...HK$ 3,600.00
Closed..Dec-05-2023, 09:52:33 EST
Sold For 3600
Foreign Cancellations
Sale No: 40
Lot No: 84
Symbol: o
Cat No: 29
1894, Empress Dowager 60th Birthday, 1st printing, 12ca. brown orange (Chan 29. Scott 23), deep bright color and near perfect centering, canceled by "Customs/Chinkiang" double-ring datestamp with "Ligne N/Paq. Fr. No.7" octagonal datestamp (2.3.95), Extremely Fine. Est. HK$3,000-4,000
Est. HK$3,000-4,000
Opening HK$ 2,800.00
Sold...HK$ 3,000.00
Closed..Dec-05-2023, 10:00:52 EST
Sold For 3000
Sale No: 40
Lot No: 85
Symbol: o
Cat No: 22, 29
1894, Empress Dowager 60th Birthday, 1st printing, 1ca. reddish orange and 12ca. brown orange (Chan 22, 29. Scott 16, 23), canceled by "Shanghai" and "Tientsin/ Kaiserl. Deutsche/ Postagentur" German Post Offices c.d.s. respectively. Est. HK$2,600-3,000
Est. HK$2,600-3,000
Opening HK$ 2,400.00
Sold...HK$ 2,400.00
Closed..Dec-05-2023, 10:01:14 EST
Sold For 2400
Sale No: 40
Lot No: 86
Symbol: o
Cat No: 24, 28
1894, Empress Dowager 60th Birthday, 1st printing, 3ca. orange yellow and 9ca. bright green (Chan 24, 28. Scott 18, 22), each canceled by "U.S. Postal Agency/Shanghai" c.d.s., the first is an 1894 date, Fine to Very Fine. Est. HK$2,600-3,000
Est. HK$2,600-3,000
Opening HK$ 2,400.00
Sold...HK$ 2,400.00
Closed..Dec-05-2023, 10:01:43 EST
Sold For 2400
Sale No: 40
Lot No: 88
Symbol: o
Cat No: 28
1894, Empress Dowager 60th Birthday, 1st printing, 9ca. bright green (Chan 28. Scott 22), canceled by practically complete strike of "Yokohama" c.d.s. (7.10.95), a few insignificant creases, Fine to Very Fine. Est. HK$1,500-2,000
Est. HK$1,500-2,000
Opening HK$ 1,400.00
Sold...HK$ 1,500.00
Closed..Dec-05-2023, 10:02:32 EST
Sold For 1500
Sale No: 40
Lot No: 92
Symbol: o
Cat No: 28
1894, Empress Dowager 60th Birthday, 1st printing, 9ca. green (Chan 28. Scott 22), two examples, canceled by complete strikes of "Penzance" and "4S/Edinburgh" c.d.s. (Great Britain) respectively, Fine to Very Fine. Est. HK$2,600-3,000
Est. HK$2,600-3,000
Opening HK$ 2,400.00
Sold...HK$ 2,600.00
Closed..Dec-05-2023, 10:04:02 EST
Sold For 2600
Seal Cancellations
Sale No: 40
Lot No: 73
Symbol: o
Cat No: 22-30
1894, Empress Dowager 60th Birthday, 1st printing, 1ca. to 24ca. complete (Chan 22-30. Scott 16-24), canceled by Chefoo seals, superb large part to complete strikes, Very Fine to Extremely Fine for these highly desirable cancellations. Est. HK$6,000-8,000
Est. HK$6,000-8,000
Opening HK$ 5,500.00
Sold...HK$ 6,000.00
Closed..Dec-05-2023, 09:53:35 EST
Sold For 6000
Sale No: 40
Lot No: 74
Symbol: o
Cat No: 22-24, 26, 28-30
1894, Empress Dowager 60th Birthday, 1st printing, 1ca. to 3ca., 5ca., and 9ca. to 24ca. (Chan 22-24, 26, 28-30. Scott 16-18, 20, 22-24), centrally canceled by Ichang seals, the 5ca. with additional French paquebot c.d.s. and the 12ca. also has "Vanves/Seine" French c.d.s., large part strikes, a few perf. irregularities, Fine to Very Fine strikes. Est. HK$10,000-12,000
Est. HK$10,000-12,000
Opening HK$ 9,000.00
Sold...HK$ 10,000.00
Closed..Dec-05-2023, 09:54:09 EST
Sold For 10000
Sale No: 40
Lot No: 75
Symbol: oBL
Cat No: 23
1894, Empress Dowager 60th Birthday, 1st printing, 2ca. green (Chan 23. Scott 17), block of four from the top of the sheet, each stamp individually canceled by Ichang seal, rough perfs. at right and minor age spots on reverse, Fine to Very Fine strikes. Est. HK$2,000-2,500
Est. HK$2,000-2,500
Opening HK$ 1,800.00
Sold...HK$ 1,900.00
Closed..Dec-05-2023, 09:54:48 EST
Sold For 1900
Sale No: 40
Lot No: 76
Symbol: o
Cat No: 22-30
1894, Empress Dowager 60th Birthday, 1st printing, 1ca. to 24ca. complete (Chan 22-30. Scott 16-24), canceled by Newchwang seals, the 5ca. has large ink mark on reverse, Fine to Very Fine strikes, rare cancellations especially on the high values. Est. HK$12,000-15,000
Est. HK$12,000-15,000
Opening HK$ 15,000.00
Sold...HK$ 15,000.00
Closed..Dec-05-2023, 09:56:07 EST
Sold For 15000
Sale No: 40
Lot No: 77
Symbol: o
Cat No: 22-30
1894, Empress Dowager 60th Birthday, 1st printing, 1ca. to 24ca. complete (Chan 22-30. Scott 16-24), canceled by Peking seals in blue, large part to complete strikes, Extremely Fine set. Est. HK$6,000-8,000
Est. HK$6,000-8,000
Opening HK$ 5,500.00
Sold...HK$ 5,500.00
Closed..Dec-05-2023, 09:56:40 EST
Sold For 5500
Sale No: 40
Lot No: 78
Symbol: o
Cat No: 22-30
1894, Empress Dowager 60th Birthday, 1st printing, 1ca. to 24ca. complete (Chan 22-30. Scott 16-24), the 2ca. and 24ca. are enormous corner examples, canceled by Shanghai seals in blue or black, mostly complete strikes, Extremely Fine. Est. HK$6,000-8,000
Est. HK$6,000-8,000
Opening HK$ 5,500.00
Sold...HK$ 6,000.00
Closed..Dec-05-2023, 09:57:09 EST
Sold For 6000
Sale No: 40
Lot No: 79
Symbol: o
Cat No: 22-30
1894, Empress Dowager 60th Birthday, 1st printing, 1ca. to 24ca. complete (Chan 22-30. Scott 16-24), canceled by Shanghai antique seals in blue, large part to complete strikes, Very Fine to Extremely Fine. Est. HK$4,000-5,000
Est. HK$4,000-5,000
Opening HK$ 6,000.00
Sold...HK$ 6,000.00
Closed..Dec-05-2023, 09:57:49 EST
Sold For 6000
Sale No: 40
Lot No: 80
Symbol: o
Cat No: 22-30
1894, Empress Dowager 60th Birthday, 1st printing, 1ca. to 24ca. complete (Chan 22-30. Scott 16-24), the 1ca. in a pair and the 5ca. with interpane margin at foot, canceled by Tientsin type 6 seals in blue, large part to complete strikes, Very Fine to Extremely Fine. Est. HK$5,000-6,000
Est. HK$5,000-6,000
Opening HK$ 4,500.00
Sold...HK$ 5,000.00
Closed..Dec-05-2023, 09:58:34 EST
Sold For 5000
Sale No: 40
Lot No: 81
Symbol: o
Cat No: 22-30
1894, Empress Dowager 60th Birthday, 1st printing, 1ca. to 24ca. complete (Chan 22-30. Scott 16-24), canceled by Tientsin later type seals in blue, Fine to Very Fine part strikes. Est. HK$5,000-6,000
Est. HK$5,000-6,000
Opening HK$ 4,000.00
Sold...HK$ 5,000.00
Closed..Dec-05-2023, 09:59:17 EST
Sold For 5000
Sale No: 40
Lot No: 82
Symbol: oBL
Cat No: 22-24, 26, 28, 30
1894, Empress Dowager 60th Birthday, 1st printing, 1ca. to 3ca., 5ca., 9ca., and 24ca. (Chan 22-24, 26, 28, 30. Scott 16-18, 20, 22, 24), in blocks of four or strips of three with Shanghai or Tientsin seals in blue, including 5ca. strip of three with Shanghai seal, 9ca. vertical strip of three with Shanghai antique seals, and 24ca. block of four with Tientsin seal, the 3ca. has small faults, the rest are Fine to Very Fine. Est. HK$10,000-12,000
Est. HK$10,000-12,000
Opening HK$ 20,000.00
Sold...HK$ 20,000.00
Closed..Dec-05-2023, 10:00:03 EST
Sold For 20000
Issued Stamps First Printing
Sale No: 40
Lot No: 16
Symbol: *BL
Cat No: 22-30
1894, 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. Est. HK$70,000-90,000
Est. HK$70,000-90,000
Opening HK$ 100,000.00
Sold...HK$ 100,000.00
Closed..Dec-05-2023, 09:18:16 EST
Sold For 100000
Sale No: 40
Lot No: 18
Symbol: *BL
Cat No: 22-26
1894, 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. Est. HK$6,000-8,000
Est. HK$6,000-8,000
Opening HK$ 7,000.00
Sold...HK$ 10,000.00
Closed..Dec-05-2023, 09:19:36 EST
Sold For 10000
Sale No: 40
Lot No: 19
Symbol: *
Cat No: Collection
1894, 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. Est. HK$50,000-60,000
Est. HK$50,000-60,000
Opening HK$ 45,000.00
Sold...HK$ 45,000.00
Closed..Dec-05-2023, 09:20:09 EST
Sold For 45000
Sale No: 40
Lot No: 20
Symbol: **/*
Cat No: 22a
1894, 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. Est. HK$40,000-50,000
Est. HK$40,000-50,000
Opening HK$ 36,000.00
Sold...HK$ 38,000.00
Closed..Dec-05-2023, 13:31:24 EST
Sold For 38000
Sale No: 40
Lot No: 21
Symbol: o
Cat No: 22a
1894, 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. Est. HK$15,000-20,000
Est. HK$15,000-20,000
Opening HK$ 20,000.00
Sold...HK$ 20,000.00
Closed..Dec-05-2023, 09:21:38 EST
Sold For 20000
Sale No: 40
Lot No: 22
Symbol: *
Cat No: 22c
1894, 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.
. Est. HK$40,000-50,000
Est. HK$40,000-50,000
Opening HK$ 38,000.00
Sold...HK$ 38,000.00
Closed..Dec-05-2023, 09:22:20 EST
Sold For 38000
Sale No: 40
Lot No: 23
Symbol: *BL
Cat No: 23c
1894, 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. Est. HK$15,000-20,000
Est. HK$15,000-20,000
Opening HK$ 14,000.00
Sold...HK$ 19,000.00
Closed..Dec-05-2023, 09:23:12 EST
Sold For 19000
Sale No: 40
Lot No: 24
Symbol: *
Cat No: 24c
1894, 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. Est. HK$25,000-30,000
Est. HK$25,000-30,000
Opening HK$ 24,000.00
Sold...HK$ 26,000.00
Closed..Dec-05-2023, 09:23:44 EST
Sold For 26000
Sale No: 40
Lot No: 25
Symbol: *BL
Cat No: 24h
1894, 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. Est. HK$2,000-2,500
Est. HK$2,000-2,500
Opening HK$ 2,800.00
Sold...HK$ 2,800.00
Closed..Dec-05-2023, 09:24:33 EST
Sold For 2800
Sale No: 40
Lot No: 26
Symbol: *BL
Cat No: 26
1894, 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. Est. HK$10,000-12,000
Est. HK$10,000-12,000
Opening HK$ 8,000.00
Sold...HK$ 13,000.00
Closed..Dec-05-2023, 09:25:08 EST
Sold For 13000
Sale No: 40
Lot No: 28
Symbol: *
Cat No: 27d
1894, 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.
Est. HK$60,000-80,000
Est. HK$60,000-80,000
Opening HK$ 50,000.00
Sold...HK$ 65,000.00
Closed..Dec-05-2023, 09:26:48 EST
Sold For 65000
Sale No: 40
Lot No: 29
Symbol: **/*B
Cat No: 28
1894, 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. Est. HK$10,000-12,000
Est. HK$10,000-12,000
Opening HK$ 16,000.00
Sold...HK$ 16,000.00
Closed..Dec-05-2023, 09:27:37 EST
Sold For 16000
Sale No: 40
Lot No: 30
Symbol: *
Cat No: 28b
1894, 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. Est. HK$10,000-12,000
Est. HK$10,000-12,000
Opening HK$ 14,000.00
Sold...HK$ 14,000.00
Closed..Dec-05-2023, 09:28:23 EST
Sold For 14000
Sale No: 40
Lot No: 31
Symbol: *
Cat No: 28f var.
1894, 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. Est. HK$20,000-26,000
Est. HK$20,000-26,000
Opening HK$ 18,000.00
Sold...HK$ 22,000.00
Closed..Dec-05-2023, 09:29:02 EST
Sold For 22000
Sale No: 40
Lot No: 32
Symbol: *BL
Cat No: 28f var.
1894, 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. Est. HK$15,000-20,000
Est. HK$15,000-20,000
Opening HK$ 14,000.00
Sold...HK$ 14,000.00
Closed..Dec-05-2023, 09:29:33 EST
Sold For 14000
Sale No: 40
Lot No: 34
Symbol: o
Cat No: CP7Af
1894, 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. Est. HK$10,000-12,000
Est. HK$10,000-12,000
Opening HK$ 9,000.00
Sold...HK$ 9,000.00
Closed..Dec-05-2023, 09:30:25 EST
Sold For 9000
Sale No: 40
Lot No: 35
Symbol: *
Cat No: 28g
1894, 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. Est. HK$10,000-12,000
Est. HK$10,000-12,000
Opening HK$ 8,500.00
Sold...HK$ 10,000.00
Closed..Dec-05-2023, 09:31:10 EST
Sold For 10000
Sale No: 40
Lot No: 36
Symbol: *
Cat No: 28g
1894, Empress Dowager 60th Birthday, 1st printing, 9ca. dull green, tête-bêche (Chan 28g. Scott 22e), vertical pair with interpane margins at left and foot, from Pane 2, clear color, unused with practically full original gum, hinge remainder in margin at foot, microscopic natural air hole in watermark at bottom left merely mentioned for accuracy, Very Fine and wonderfully fresh. Est. HK$10,000-12,000
