36
241
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1894 Dowager first printing 24 cands carmine, mint full original gum hinged. Chan 30. Photo
HK$ 3,000 - 3,500
242
1894 Dowager first printing 24 cands carmine, mint full original gum with a few tone marks on top perforations. Chan 30. Photo
HK$ 3,000 - 3,500
243
1894 Dowager first printing 24 cands carmine, tied by 'I.G.OF.CUSTOMS/PEKING/5.10.96' cds, very fine and scarce. Chan 30.
Photo
HK$ 4,500 - 5,000
244
1894 Dowager first printing 24 cands carmine, tied by Germany cancellation, fine used. Chan 30. Photo
HK$ 1,600 - 2,000
245
1894 Dowager first printing 24 cands carmine, tied by 'CUSTOMS/SHANGHAI' cds, tear at top. Chan 30. Photo
HK$ 1,000 - 1,200
Dowager Special Printings
246
Ex. 247
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246
1894 Dowager proof printed on cigarette paper (laid paper), 1 cand orange red, tied by partial bilingual 'TIENTSIN' cds, with a tiny
hole in the center, unusual postal use of a proof. Photo
HK$ 800 - 1,000
247
1897 Dowager 2nd print, 1 cand red orange, mint with hinged remnant, plus a used 1st print 1 cand for comparison. Chan 22S. Photo
HK$ 7,000 - 8,000
248
1897 Dowager second print colour proof, 1 cand, 2 cands, 3 cands and 4 cands all printed on white paper imperforate without gum.
Very fresh colour. Photo
HK$ 5,500 - 6,000
249
1897 Dowager second printing, 1 cand red orange, full original gum
lightly hinged. Extremely fine copy. Chan 22S. Photo
HK$ 10,000 - 12,000
250
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$ 8,500 - 9,000
249
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