Wed (FINAL) HK033-Main without code (Feb-6)

1515

1892 Surcharges ‘Two Cents’ on 40 cents ochre surcharge inverted variety, block of 8 mint full original gum with one hinge remain

in margin and tone spot on back of one stamp. Very fine and extremely rare multiple. SG 49a. Photo

rovenance

Spink, March 1997

Patrick Cassels, November 2006

Walter Bickly collection, Spink July 2011

HK$ 50,000 - 60,000

1516

1892 Surcharges ‘Six Cents’ on 16 cents grey with top margin, surcharge

sideways variety (reading up), mint full original gum lightly hinged,

very fine. RPS certificate No 17,791 not present.

Provenance: Walter

Bickly collection, Spink 2011.

SG 50b.

Photo

HK$ 6,500 - 7,000

1517

1894-96 Pictorials 1 cent grey-mauve vertical pair, imperforate between

and between stamp and margin variety, cancelled to order. Only one

sheet was printed with this variety so only ten pairs can exist. Rare.

rovenance: Walter Bickly collection,

Spink 2011.

SG62a. Photo

HK$ 6,000 - 7,000

1518

1894-96 Pictorials 1 cents grey-mauve vertical pair, imperforate between variety, mint full original gum with two hinge remains,

one of which covers a long tear running between the two stamps. Only one sheet was printed with this variety so only ten pairs

can exist. Rare.

Provenance: Walter Bickly collection, Spink 2011.

SG 62ba. Photo

HK$ 2,600 - 3,000

1519

1894-96 Pictorials 2c blue block of 6 with bottom

margin, imperforate variety, mint full original gum

with two light hinge remants, small scissor cut in top

right corner. The largest recorded multiple, very fine

and rare.

Provenance: Walter Bickly collection,

Spink 2011

. SG63a. Photo

HK$ 10,000 - 12,000

1520

1895 (June) surcharges, 4 cents to 40 cents on $1

complete set of 5 in blocks of four, mint full original

gum hinged (some in margins), 20 cents blocks is

toned others are very fine.