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1897 Empress Dowager 1st printing surch. with small fgures, 1/2c on 3Cds., 1c on 1Cd., 4c on 4Cds., 5c on 5Cds. x 2, plus 2nd printing surch. with large fgures, wide spacing, 2c on 2Cds., all fne used with customs cds's of Shanghai, Hankow, Lungchow, Kiungchow and Swatow in brown or black. (Chan 37, 38, 40, 41, 58). Photo

HK$ 2,000 - 2,500 394

1897 Empress Dowager 1st printing surch. with small fgures, 2c on 2Cds. x 2, 4c on 4Cds. horizontal pair, 8c on 6Cds., plus 2nd printing surch. with large fgures, wide spacing, 2c on 2Cds., all used with customs cds's of Shanghai, Hankow, Lungchow, Kiungchow in brown or black, 4c light toning, others fne. (Chan 39, 40, 42, 58). Photo

HK$ 2,000 - 2,500 395

1897 Empress Dowager 1st printing surch. with small fgures, 2c on 2Cds. x 4, 4c on 4Cds. x 2, 5c on 5Cds., 2nd printing surch. with large fgures, wide spacing 2c on 2Cds. x 2, narrow spacing 2c on 2Cds., all used with complete, large part pakua cancels in blue, brown or black, one 2c toning, others fne. (Chan 39, 40, 41, 58, 76). Photo

HK$ 800 - 1,000 396

1897 Dowager 1/2 cent on 3cds block of 20 trimmed at bottom, unmounted mint and very fresh. Chan 37. Photo

HK$ 5,000 - 5,000 397

1897 Empress Dowager 1st printing surch. with small fgures, 1/2c on 3Cds. orange yellow, block of 8 (4 x 2) with gutter margins at top and right, unmounted mint, full original gum, hinged on top margin only, fne. (Chan 37). Photo

HK$ 2,000 - 2,400

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1897 Empress dowager First printing surch. with small fgures, 1/2c on 3Cds. orange yellow, with surcharge double, mint, original gum, lightly hinged, with few tone perforations at top an clipped perforations at bottom. (Chan 37k). Experts & Consultants Ltd. 2005 certifcate. Photo

HK$ 100,000 - 110,000 399

1897 Empress Dowager frst printing surcharge with small fgures, 1/2c on 3Cds. orange yellowwith surcharge misplaced remarkably to right variety, fne mint, original gum, hinged. (Chan 37 variety). Photo

HK$ 1,200 - 1,500 400

1897 Small Figures 1/2c on 3ca Dowager with nearly complete CUSTOMS SHANGHAI cds in blue date January 2, 1897 – First day usage. Fine. (Chan 37). Photo

HK$ 900 - 1,000

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1897 Empress Dowager frst printing surcharge with small fgures, 2c on 2Cds. green, block of 4, lower left stamp with surcharged "2" over "en' of cents variety,no gum. (Chan 39, 39b). Photo

HK$ 800 - 1,000 402

1897 Empress Dowager 1st print surch. with small fgures, 2c on 2Cds. green, with imperforate left margin variety, used with partial strike of (IMPERIAL POST) OFFICE oval datestamp in brown, light toning on gumed side. (Chan 39j). Photo

HK$ 3,000 - 3,500