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193 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

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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

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