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2016
1917 Opt. 'CHINA' 1st issue 50c on emerald surface block of 6 with requisition E mint, and block of 8 with plate no.
E148 used on piece tied by full strike 'AMOY' index B, Br.P.O cds, Webb type Jii x 3. And $1 block of 4 x 2 with plate
no. E265 and E378. mint never hinged, one block of $1 is toned. Yang BP11b, BP12. Photo
HK$ 4,000 - 5,000
2017
1922 Opt. 'CHINA' 2nd issue, 1c block of 6 with plate no. F487, 8c in pair with plate no. F55, 20c in pair with plate
no. 166 and 25c in pair with plate no. F237, all mint never hinged and fresh except 1c toned. Yang BP17, BP21, BP23-
24. Photo
HK$ 1,200 -1,600
2018
1922 Opt. ‘CHINA’ 2nd issue, 4c Broken Kong variety, including marginal block of 6 and 9, original gum never
hinged and light toning. Plus original used block of 4 for comparison. Yang BP19a, 120b. Photo
HK$ 1,500 - 2,000
2019
1922 Opt. ‘CHINA’ 2nd issue, 20c, 25c and $1 each corner block of 4 with control plate no. 1, hinged and 25c toned.
Yang BP23-4, BP26. Photo
HK1,800 - 2,200
2020
1922 Opt. ‘CHINA’ 2nd issue, 25c block of 6 x 2, lightly hinged and block of 8 x 2, both unhinged. These blocks
represent all the different positions of the plate no. 1. The plate no. 2 is not found in the normal Hong Kong series until
1932 when the CHINA overprints had been discontinued. Yang BP24. Photo
HK$ 2,500 - 3,000
2021
1922 Opt. ‘CHINA’ 2nd issue, 25c horizontal strip of 6 with plate no. 0709J and block of 18 with plate no. F234.
Each block showing the Broken Flower variety in position N.W. 1/3. Hinged, dry gum and toned. The variety is found
in sheets with Requisition lettes F (1922) to J (1929). It is believed that only 350 sheets were printed. Yang BP24a.
Photo
HK$ 6,000 - 8,000
2020
2021