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564 1912 Statistical department overprinted ‘ROC’ on Coiling Dragon 1/2c chocolate block of 20, overprint inverted variety, mint and no gum, a few stamps with tiny tone spots. A scarce multiple. Chan 152b. Photo HK$ 8,000 - 9,000 565 1912 Overprinted ‘ROC’ on Coiling Dragon 1/2c chocolate block of 4, with overprint inverted variety, bottom 2 stamps with FZ.CHUN security chop on back. Unmounted mint. Chan 152b. Photo HK$ 1,400 - 1,800 566 1912 Statistical Department overprinted ‘ROC’ on Coiling Dragon 1c ochre and 3c blue green, both with ‘Specimen’ in black and signed by Peter Holombe on reverse, mint and lightly hinged, and a tone spot on perforations. Chan 153S, 155S. Photo HK$ 800 - 1,000

567 1912 Statistical Department overprinted ‘ROC’ on Coiling Dragon 1c ochre, gutter block of 40, with overprint dramatically misplaced diagonally variety, showing 10 stamps without overprint at top, mint full original gum never hinged, a very rare item in fabulous condition. Chan 153var. Photo HK$ 80,000 - 100,000 568 1912 Waterlow and Sons overprinted ‘ROC’ on Coiling Dragon 5c deep purple, with imperforate top margin variety, mint original hinged, toned. Rare. Chan 174b. Photo HK$ 5,000 - 6,000 569 1912 Statistical Department “ROC” opt. in red on CIP Coiling Dragon 10c blue, vertical pair, imperforate between, unlisted variety, mint, original gum, hinged. (Chan 159 var.). Photo HK$ 15,000 - 18,000 570 1912 Statistical Department overprinted ‘ROC’ on $1 red and pale rose top right corner block of 4, the top stamp tied by bilingual ‘SHANGHAI/2.5.12’ cds. The other three are in unmounted condition, very fine. Chan 164. Photo HK$ 10,000 - 12,000 571 1912 Statistical Department overprinted ‘ROC’ on $1 red and pale rose, bottom right corner copy with plate no. 131, mint original gum lightly hinged. Chan 164. Photo HK$ 4,000 - 5,000

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