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Auction: CSS46 - Fine Stamps of China and Hong Kong
Lot: 6061

China
1897 New Currency Surcharges
Small Figures
2c. on 2ca. green variety surcharge inverted cancelled by Shanghai Dollar dater in blue; there is a long paper split at the top of the stamp with hinge reinforcement. The stamps is centred low and left and shows a fraction of the design of the stamp above, typical of the second row of the sheet. E&C Certificate (2019). S.G. and Chan 39d. Photo

Only 22 examples of this error have been recorded, the date is probable 1897 (8 Nov.), the latest recorded

Estimate
HK$50,000 to HK$60,000