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Auction: CSS46 - Fine Stamps of China and Hong Kong
Lot: 6757

China
1894 Dowager Empress
24ca. rose-red, variety imperforate between vertical pair with left sheet margin, large part original gum, central hinge remainder. A magnificent and stunning example of this popular variety. Chan 30a; S.G. 24a, £42,000. Photo

provenance
Sir David Roseway, November 1963


Thought to be from pane 1 [16/21]


Sold for
HK$130,000