Lot 40054 – 1897 Empress Dowager, first printing, large figure, wide spacing surcharge, 1/2c on 3ca orange-yellow with INVERTED SURCHARGE variety used
Lot 40054 – 1897 Empress Dowager, first printing, large figure, wide spacing surcharge, 1/2c on 3ca orange-yellow with INVERTED SURCHARGE variety used
China » Chinese Empire (1878-1949) » 1897 (Mar) Dowager Large Wide Surcharges
Price realised
Unsold
Estimate
4’000 EUR
Auction date
Wed 11 Dec 2019 at 10:00 (Europe/Zurich)
Description
1897 Empress Dowager, first printing, large figure, wide spacing surcharge, 1/2c on 3ca orange-yellow with INVERTED SURCHARGE variety, neat partial Customs cds in brown, very fine, one of the finest known examples of this rare error, cert. Experts & Consultants (2007)
Catalogue ref: CHAN 47b
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