HK045_Main WITHOUT code

1894 - 97 Empress Dowager and surcharges

Ex. 69

Ex. 70

69 1894 Dowager 1st printing, 1 cands to 24 cands complete set of 9, mint and fresh. Chan 22-30. Photo

HK$ 7,000 - 8,000

70 1894 Dowager Mollendorf print, 1 cands to 24 cands complete set of 9, mint and minor toning. Chan 22-30. Photo

HK$ 6,000 - 7,000

Ex. 71

71 1894 Dowager 1st printing, 1 cands to 24 cands complete set of 9, mint, dry gum and toned. Chan 22-30. Photo HK$ 5,000 - 6,000 72

1894 Dowager 1st issue, 1 cand vermillion, vertical pair imperf. between horizontally variety, used, both tied by a complete ‘SHANGHAI’ antique seal chop, very fine used and very rare, with ASDA 1994 cert. Chan 22a. Photo HK$ 20,000 - 25,000 73 1894 Dowager first printing, 1 cand vermilion, vertical pair horizontal pair imperf. between variety, used, both tied by ‘SHANGHAI’ seal chop in black, fine used and rare. Chan 22a. Photo HK$ 30,000 - 35,000 74 1894 Dowager 1st issue, 9 cands dull green, vertical tete-beche at the top left corner, hinged on sheet margin only, stamps unmounted and 2 tiny toned spots on reverse. Chan 28g. Photo HK$ 6,000 - 7,000 73 72 74

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75 1894 Dowager 1st issue, 9 cands bright green block of imperforate vertically and imperforate horizontally in margin at fott, containing tete-beche from pane 3, strong colour and extremely fresh with full original gum, light diagonal crease at lower left, a marvelous and unique showpiece. Provenance: Huang Ming Fang collection, Zurich Asia 21st June 2003. This item was also sold in our April 2013 auction. Photo HK$ 150,000 - 200,000

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