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Auction: 19008 - The Lam Man Yin Collection of Small Dragons, Dowagers and 1897 Surcharges
Lot: 814

1897 New Currency Surcharges
Large Figures Surcharge, Wide Setting
Second Printing
30c. on 24ca. deep bright rose-red with gin broken at left, pane II [1] cancelled by a central strike of Customs Shanghai c.d.s. dated 1897 (19 May). Clean and fine. This is the earliest example of the Large Figures 30c. on 24ca. recorded by us. Photo


洋銀三角蓋於貳錢肆分銀舊票，明玫紅色，"金"字破左邊變體，銷清晰1897年5月19日上海海關日戳，保存頗佳，品相良好. 這枚是我們記錄中最早的洋銀三角蓋於貳錢肆分銀大字長距票.

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HK$2,000