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Dowager Special Printings
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1894 Dowager 1st printing, 9 cands dull green, horizontal strip of 5 with left sheet margin, one
stamp with toned mark, others very fine. Unmounted. Chan 28. Photo
HK$ 2,500 - 3,000
194
1894 Dowager first printing 12 cands brown orange, tied by full strike of ‘CUSTOMS/
CHINKIANG/5.7.95’ cds, with small tear at top. Chan 29. Photo
HK$ 800 - 1,000
195
1894 Dowager first printing 24 cands carmine, tied by full strike of ‘CUSTOMS/
CHEFOO/10.12.94’ cancellation, an exceptionally fine copy with great centering and colour,
rare. Chan 30. Photo
HK$ 4,000 - 4,500
196
1894 Dowager 1st printing, 24 cands carmine, tied by seal chop, fine used. Chan 30. Photo
HK$ 1,500 - 2,000
197
1897 Dowager second print, 1 cand red orange, mint with hinged remnant, plus a used 1st print 1 cand for comparison. Chan 22S.
Photo
HK$ 6,000 - 7,000
198
1897 Dowager second printing, 1 cand red orange, full original gum lightly hinged. Extremely fine copy. Chan 22S. Photo
HK$ 8,000 - 9,000
199
1897 Dowager second printing, 2 cands yellow green, full original gum lightly hinged with pencil marking on reverse, very fine.
Chan 23S. Photo
HK$ 4,500 - 5,000
200
1897 Dowager second printing 3 cands chrome-yellow with imperforate margin at top (4mm), very fine mint with full original gum,
guarantee mark on reverse just shows through to front. Extremely rare. Chan 24Svar.
Provenance: Huang Ming Fang, Zurich
Asia 21st June 2003.
Photo
HK$ 7,000 - 8,000
201
1897 Dowager second printing, 3 cands chrome yellow with interpanneau sheet margin at right, full original gum never hinged,
extremely fine and scarce in this condition. Chan 24S. Photo
HK$ 10,000 - 12,000