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1894 Dowager first print 3 candarins orange-yellow, fabulous block of 10 (2 x 5) with interpane margins at top and foot, imperforate
horizontally between 2nd and 3rd row of stamps, thereby yielding two vertical imperforate between pairs, brilliant colour, centered
to left as is consistent with the other known strip of five containing this variety (cf. Christie's Swire, 30 Sept. 1991, lot 352), very
fine mint with full original gum, traces of rust at foot, a lovely showpiece and great rarity of Chinese philately. Chan 24b. Photo
We record six vertical pairs imperforate between and this is the only multiple. As they all have the same centering, we conclude that
only one sheet was printed with this error.
Provenance
Anna-Lisa and Sven-Eric Beckeman
Huang Ming Fang, Zurich Asia 21st June 2003
HK$ 300,000 - 400,000
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