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Auction: 19008 - The Lam Man Yin Collection of Small Dragons, Dowagers and 1897 Surcharges
Lot: 709

1897 New Currency Surcharges
Small Figures Surcharge
4c. on 4 candareens
4c. on 4ca. pale rose-pink variety surcharge double in a left interpanneau margin block of four, setting B, left pane [13/18], lightly mounted with full original gum. Shows the offset of the surcharge on the reverse. An extremely rare and unique block. Signed Peter Holcombe on the reverse. Photo

provenance:
John Agnew (private sale)

Sir Percival David, November 1969 (in the block of nineteen)


literature:
Philatelic Extracts, Spink auction catalogue 21 November 1999, page 207 (illustration of the pane of 19)
One sheet of 40 was released, of these we record 24 unused, 6 used and 2 covers


洋銀肆分蓋於肆分銀票，淡粉玫紅色帶左過橋複蓋變體四方連，來自版式B左格[13/18]，原膠輕貼，而且加蓋透於票背，具Peter Hoicombe的簽名在票背面，非常罕有及獨特的四方連，極具珍藏價值._x000D_ _x000D_ 源流：John Agnew (私人交易)，1969年11月Sir Perival David( 十九方連之中 ); 著作：1999年11月Philatelic Extaracts，Spink auction catalogue 21 第207頁(19格之插圖); 全版四十枚中，我們記錄了24枚新票，6枚舊票和兩個實寄封.

Sold for
HK$600,000