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1897 Empress Dowager surch Small Figure 1c/1ca with inverted ovpt ...more
1897 Empress Dowager surch Small Figure 1c/1ca with inverted ovpt variety (Chan 38d). MNH with original gum. It is believed that 80 of this varieyt stamp exist (2 panes of 40) and only one fourth of them remain mint as most of thm were used by Hankow pakua, dollar or customs cancel.
1897年慈壽加蓋小字1分蓋1分銀新，帶加蓋倒蓋變異（陳目38d），原膠無貼。小字加蓋1分倒蓋票相信存世僅八十枚（兩盤格各四十枚），當中僅約四分一為新票，餘大多銷漢口八卦戳、大圓戳或海關戳。經典之“四複八倒”之一。
1897 Empress Dowager Commemorative Issue Surcharged with ...more
1897 Empress Dowager Commemorative Issue Surcharged with Small
Figures ½c on 3ca, interpanneau horizontal block of sixteen,
bearing the following varieties: 1st stamp - "2" of "½" touching
the bar on top, 3rd stamp - "½" shifted left to over "e" and 7th
stamp - 4mm spacing variety, also the right stamp of a horizontal
pair with "½" shifted right to over "n" variety, ex Meiso Mizuhara
(18). (Estimate 2.500 HK$)
慈禧壽辰紀念票加蓋小字洋銀半分於叁分，橫十六方連，三枚票帶變體，另橫雙連右票帶變體，水原明窗舊藏
1897 Empress Dowager 1st Print surch small figure 2c on 2ca in block ...more
1897 Empress Dowager 1st Print surch small figure 2c on 2ca in block of 4, top left and bottom right stamp with ovpt "2" shifted to left variety (Chan 39b), used by Customs Amoy cds. Hinged with original gum. Bottom left stamp with short perf. 1991(Sep) Sotheby's London, Major James Starr Collection, lot 457.
1897年慈壽初版加蓋小字2分蓋2分銀四方連，左上及右下一枚帶“2”字左移變異（陳目39b），背貼。左下一枚短齒。1991.9 倫敦蘇富比Major James Starr專場，拍品號457。
1897 Empress Dowager 1st print surch small figure 4c/4ca in block of ...more
1897 Empress Dowager 1st print surch small figure 4c/4ca in block of 4 with left gutter marin, double ovpt and offset variety (Chan 40f), MLH with original gum. With Peter Holcombe signature on reverse. Famous Empress Dowager variety stamp. According to the record of Spink China, one sheet of 40 was released, of these record 24 unused, 6 used and 2 covers were recorded. Provenance: John Agnew (private sale) Sir Percival David, November 1969 (in the block of nineteen) 2019 (18 Jan) Spink China, The Lam Man Yin Collection of Small Dragons, Dowagers and 1897 Surcharges, lot 709, realized HKD$600,000. Literature: Philatelic Extracts, Spink auction catalogue 21 November 1999, page 207 (illustration of the pane of 19).
1897年慈壽初版加蓋小字4分蓋4分銀四方連新連左過橋邊紙，帶加蓋複蓋及透印變異（陳目40f），原膠輕貼。背面帶有Peter Holcombe簽署。著名之“四複八倒”之一。此變異票共有一版四十枚存世，按斯賓克中國之統計，曾見24枚新票、6枚舊票及兩件信封。 源流﹕ John Agnew（私人購入） 1969年大維德爵士（原十九方連） 2019.1.18 斯賓克中國，林文琰小龍、慈壽及其加蓋票專場，拍品號709。落槌價60萬港元。 記載﹕ Philatelic Extracts。1999.11.21 斯賓克拍賣目錄第207頁原十九方連原件。
1897 Empress Dowager 1st Print surch small figure 30c on 24ca in ...more
1897 Empress Dowager 1st Print surch small figure 30c on 24ca in vertical strip of 3, middle stamp with wider space of 4mm while the bottom stamp with broken character "Yin" (Chan 46a, 46d), MLH with original gum. 1991(Sep) Sotheby's London, Major James Starr Collection, lot 457.
1897年慈壽初版加蓋小字3角蓋24分銀直三連新，中間一枚長距4毫米，下方一枚破“銀”字（陳目46a, 46d），原膠輕貼。1991.9 倫敦蘇富比Major James Starr專場，拍品號457。
China. 1897 New Currency Surcharges. Small Figures. ½c. on 3ca.,
1c. ...more China. 1897 New Currency Surcharges. Small Figures. ½c. on 3ca., 1c. on 1ca., 2c. on 2ca. and 5c. on 5ca., each in a horizontal pair cancelled by Tientsin bilingual c.d.s. dates 1900 (1 Jan.); fine and attractive. ½c., 1c. and 5c. reversed watermark. (8). Photo (Estimate 2000 US$ - 3000 US$)
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1897 Empress Dowager Commemorative Issue Surcharged with ...more
1897 Empress Dowager Commemorative Issue Surcharged with Small
Figures 8c on 6ca Brown, block of four, bearing a full strike of
CTO MAR 10 1897 Customs Kiungchow cds, full original gum (4).
(Estimate 5.000 HK$)
慈禧壽辰紀念小字洋銀捌分蓋於陸分，原膠舊票四方連，蓋銷瓊州海關1897年3月10日戳
1897 Empress Dowager Commemorative Issue Surcharged with ...more
1897 Empress Dowager Commemorative Issue Surcharged with Small
Figures 8c on 6ca Brown, block of four, bearing a full strike of
CTO MAR 6 1897 Customs Canton cds, full original gum (4). (Estimate
3.000 HK$)
慈禧壽辰紀念小字洋銀捌分蓋於陸分，原膠舊票四方連，蓋銷廣州海關1897年3月6日戳，背膠亞熱帶泛黃
1897 Empress Dowager Commemorative Issue Surcharged with ...more
1897 Empress Dowager Commemorative Issue Surcharged with Small
Figures 10c on 9ca Dull Green, block of four, bearing a full strike
of Tientsin 29 SEP (reversed "S") 97 large dollar dater, extremely
rare example for Tientsin post office to cancel on stamp rather
than envelope (4). (Estimate 10.000 HK$)
慈禧壽辰紀念小字洋銀壹角蓋於玖分，舊票四方連，銷天津大圓戳1897年9月29日戳（SEP倒“S”變體），天津郵局收簽郵件均蓋於信封，極少極珍罕銷戳於郵票上
1897 Customs Small Dragon Issue Surcharged with Small ...more
1897 Customs Small Dragon Issue Surcharged with Small Figures,
complete set of three in blocks of four, each block used with a
complete strike of 1897 (March and May) Customs Shanghai cds (12).
(Estimate 8.000 HK$)
海關小龍票加蓋小字，舊票一套三枚四方連，銷1897年上海海關全戳
1897 Empress Dowager Commemorative Issue Surcharged with ...more
1897 Empress Dowager Commemorative Issue Surcharged with Small
Figures ½c on 3ca Orange Yellow, top left corner marginal block of
four, bearing tow strikes of CTO APL 2 97 Customs Chinkiang cds,
large part original gum (4). (Estimate 2.500 HK$)
慈禧壽辰紀念小字洋銀半分蓋於叁分，大部份原膠舊票左角位四方連，蓋銷鎮江海關1897年4月2日戳
1897 Empress Dowager Commemorative Issue Surcharged with ...more
1897 Empress Dowager Commemorative Issue Surcharged with Small
Figures 5c on 5ca Dull Orange, block of four used with Customs
Swatow JUL 13 97, blind perforation at right interpanneau margin
(4). (Estimate 1.500 HK$)
慈禧壽辰紀念小字洋銀伍分蓋於伍分，舊票四方連，銷汕頭海關1897年7月13日戳，右邊盲齒
1897 Empress Dowager Commemorative Issue Surcharged with ...more
1897 Empress Dowager Commemorative Issue Surcharged with Small
Figures, complete set of nine, used with maximum Customs Foochow
cds, the 10c on 6ca example has not been delivered to Foochow at
the time, difficult assemblage (9). (Estimate 8.000 HK$)
慈禧壽辰紀念票，加蓋小字舊票一套九枚，壹角蓋於陸分銀票在此時並未運送至福州郵局，福州海關全戳
1897 Empress Dowager Commemorative Issue Surcharged with ...more
1897 Empress Dowager Commemorative Issue Surcharged with Small
Figures, complete set of nine, used with partial Canton cds, the
10c on 6ca example has not been delivered to Canton at the time,
scarce, difficult assemblage (9). (Estimate 10.000 HK$)
慈禧壽辰紀念票，加蓋小字舊票一套九枚，壹角蓋於陸分銀票在此時並未運送至廣州郵局，廣州海關戳，罕少
1897 Empress Dowager Commemorative Issue Surcharged with ...more
1897 Empress Dowager Commemorative Issue Surcharged with Small
Figures, complete set of nine, used with almost complete Customs
Soochow cds, the 10c on 6ca example has not been delivered to
Soochow at the time, scarce, difficult assemblage (9). (Estimate
10.000 HK$)
慈禧壽辰紀念票，加蓋小字舊票一套九枚，壹角蓋於陸分銀票在此時並未運送至蘇州郵局，蘇州海關全戳，極罕
1897 Empress Dowager Commemorative Issue Surcharged with ...more
1897 Empress Dowager Commemorative Issue Surcharged with Small
Figures, complete set of nine, used with almost complete Customs
Shanghai cds, the 10c on 6ca example has not been delivered to
Shanghai at the time, thick circle frames (9). (Estimate 5.000
HK$)
慈禧壽辰紀念票，加蓋小字舊票一套九枚，壹角蓋於陸分銀票在此時並未運送至上海郵局，上海海關全戳（粗框型）
1897 Empress Dowager Commemorative Issue Surcharged with ...more
1897 Empress Dowager Commemorative Issue Surcharged with Small
Figures, group of seven, canceled by Swatow large dollar daters,
rarely used (7). (Estimate 5.000 HK$)
慈禧壽辰紀念票，加蓋小字舊票一組七枚，銷汕頭大圓戳，極少使用
China. 1897 New Currency Surcharges. Small Figures. ½c. on 3ca. ...more
China. 1897 New Currency Surcharges. Small Figures. ½c. on 3ca. to
30c. on 24ca. set of ten, good to fine used; most with c.d.s.
including blue January 1897 Shanghai on 2c. on 2ca. and 8c. on 6ca.
(10) (Estimate 3000 US$ - 4000 US$)
1897 Empress Dowager 1st Print surch small figure 1/2c on 3ca, with ...more
1897 Empress Dowager 1st Print surch small figure 1/2c on 3ca, with paper-folded variety (Chan 37), used by dollar cds. Scarce.
1897年慈壽初版加蓋小字半分蓋3分銀，帶折白變異（陳目37），銷大圓戳。少見之大幅折白變異票。
1897 Empress Dowager Commemorative Issue Surcharged with ...more
1897 Empress Dowager Commemorative Issue Surcharged with Small
Figures, complete set of nine, used with partial Tang-ku Post
Office cds, the 10c on 6ca example has not been delivered to
Tang-ku at the time, extremely scarce, difficult assemblage (9).
(Estimate 10.000 HK$)
慈禧壽辰紀念票，加蓋小字舊票一套九枚，壹角蓋於陸分銀票在此時並未運送至塘沽郵局，塘沽郵政戳，極珍罕
1897 Empress Dowager Commemorative Issue Surcharged with ...more
1897 Empress Dowager Commemorative Issue Surcharged with Small
Figures, complete set of nine, used with almost complete Customs
Shanghai cds, the 10c on 6ca example has not been delivered to
Shanghai at the time, thin circle frames (9). (Estimate 5.000
HK$)
慈禧壽辰紀念票，加蓋小字舊票一套九枚，壹角蓋於陸分銀票在此時並未運送至上海郵局，上海海關全戳（細框型）
1897 Empress Dowager Commemorative Issue Surcharged with ...more
1897 Empress Dowager Commemorative Issue Surcharged with Small
Figures, group of eight, canceled by Peking large dollar daters,
very rarely used (8). (Estimate 8.000 HK$)
慈禧壽辰紀念票，加蓋小字舊票一組八枚，銷北京大圓戳，極罕少使用
1897 Empress Dowager 1st Print surch small figure 30c/24ca, with ...more
1897 Empress Dowager 1st Print surch small figure 30c/24ca, with broken “n” of “Cn” plate variety (Chan 46), used by Pakua cancel. Probably the largest plate variety seen with about only 5 examples exist in both unovpt. and surch issues.
1897年慈壽初版加蓋小字3角蓋24分銀舊票，帶有“Cn”之“n”破版成兩小點變異（陳目46），銷八卦戳。 可能為目前所見最大之破版變異，存世者原票及加蓋票不過約五件。
China. 1897 New Currency Surcharges. Small Figures. 1898 (27 ...more
China. 1897 New Currency Surcharges. Small Figures. 1898 (27 Apr.)
envelope to Chinkiang bearing pair of 2c. on 2ca. green tied by a
good strike of Hankow Dollar dater showing the intercalary month,
delivery characters in red crayon with Chinkiang Dollar dater
arrival (30.4) (showing the third month and no year character) on
the reverse. A double-weight cover. Photo (Estimate 8000 US$ -
10000 US$)
China. 1897 New Currency Surcharges. Small Figures. 1899 (24 ...more
China. 1897 New Currency Surcharges. Small Figures. 1899 (24 May)
envelope registered to Taku Forts bearing 10c. on 6ca. pair tied by
superb strikes of Tientsin bilingual c.d.s. in blue with a fine
strike of the large "R" in red in the lower corner, the reverse
bearing Taku bilingual c.d.s. An attractive cover. Photo (Estimate
15000 US$ - 20000 US$)
China. 1897 New Currency Surcharges. Small Figures. 1897 (13 ...more
China. 1897 New Currency Surcharges. Small Figures. 1897 (13 July)
envelope to France by "First mail" bearing 10c. on 9ca. dull green
cancelled by Chefoo pa-kua with French "Chine" 25c. tied by
"shang-hai/chine" c.d.s. (16.7), the reverse with embossed Cornabe
& Co oval, Customs Chefoo c.d.s., Shanghai Dollar dater (16.7),
octagonal Ligne N and Lyon arrival datestamp. A good cover. Photo
(Estimate 10000 US$ - 12000 US$)
China. 1897 New Currency Surcharges. Small Figures. 1898 (21 ...more
China. 1897 New Currency Surcharges. Small Figures. 1898 (21 Apr.)
envelope to the China Inland Mission in Chinkiang bearing 2c. on
2ca. tied by a good strike of the Wuhu Dollar dater showing the
intercalary month (leap third month), the reverse bearing Chinkiang
Dollar dater (28.4) (just showing third month with no year
character); a little roughly opened at top, a good cover. Photo
(Estimate 8000 US$ - 10000 US$)
China. 1897 New Currency Surcharges. Small Figures. 1898 (9 ...more
China. 1897 New Currency Surcharges. Small Figures. 1898 (9 June)
Diercking envelope to Shanghai bearing 8c. on 6ca. tied by a superb
strike of Shanghai pa-kua, the reverse with Shanghai bilingual
c.d.s.; the surcharge shows distinct weakness of the printing ink
with the lower central character virtually omitted. Flap missing,
vertical bend and light ageing. Photo (Estimate 6000 US$ - 8000
US$)
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Lot 46
1897年慈壽加蓋小字1分蓋1分銀新，帶加蓋倒蓋變異（陳目38d），原膠無貼。小字加蓋1分倒蓋票相信存世僅八十枚（兩盤格各四十枚），當中僅約四分一為新票，餘大多銷漢口八卦戳、大圓戳或海關戳。經典之“四複八倒”之一。
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65000.00 HKD
(app. 7179 EUR)
07/26/2025 HKT
(app. 7179 EUR)
Phila China
Lot 228
慈禧壽辰紀念票加蓋小字洋銀半分於叁分，橫十六方連，三枚票帶變體，另橫雙連右票帶變體，水原明窗舊藏
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2500.00 HKD
(app. 276 EUR)
01/25/2026 12:00 HKT
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Lot 43
1897年慈壽初版加蓋小字2分蓋2分銀四方連，左上及右下一枚帶“2”字左移變異（陳目39b），背貼。左下一枚短齒。1991.9 倫敦蘇富比Major James Starr專場，拍品號457。
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1500.00 HKD
(app. 166 EUR)
07/26/2025 HKT
(app. 166 EUR)
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Lot 45
1897年慈壽初版加蓋小字4分蓋4分銀四方連新連左過橋邊紙，帶加蓋複蓋及透印變異（陳目40f），原膠輕貼。背面帶有Peter Holcombe簽署。著名之“四複八倒”之一。此變異票共有一版四十枚存世，按斯賓克中國之統計，曾見24枚新票、6枚舊票及兩件信封。 源流﹕ John Agnew（私人購入） 1969年大維德爵士（原十九方連） 2019.1.18 斯賓克中國，林文琰小龍、慈壽及其加蓋票專場，拍品號709。落槌價60萬港元。 記載﹕ Philatelic Extracts。1999.11.21 斯賓克拍賣目錄第207頁原十九方連原件。
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07/26/2025 HKT
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Lot 48
1897年慈壽初版加蓋小字3角蓋24分銀直三連新，中間一枚長距4毫米，下方一枚破“銀”字（陳目46a, 46d），原膠輕貼。1991.9 倫敦蘇富比Major James Starr專場，拍品號457。
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32000.00 HKD
(app. 3534 EUR)
07/26/2025 HKT
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Spink China
Lot 42
1c. ...more China. 1897 New Currency Surcharges. Small Figures. ½c. on 3ca., 1c. on 1ca., 2c. on 2ca. and 5c. on 5ca., each in a horizontal pair cancelled by Tientsin bilingual c.d.s. dates 1900 (1 Jan.); fine and attractive. ½c., 1c. and 5c. reversed watermark. (8). Photo (Estimate 2000 US$ - 3000 US$)
2000.00 HKD
(app. 221 EUR)
01/12/2026 HKT
(app. 221 EUR)
Phila China
Lot 230
慈禧壽辰紀念小字洋銀捌分蓋於陸分，原膠舊票四方連，蓋銷瓊州海關1897年3月10日戳
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5000.00 HKD
(app. 552 EUR)
01/25/2026 12:00 HKT
(app. 552 EUR)
Phila China
Lot 231
慈禧壽辰紀念小字洋銀捌分蓋於陸分，原膠舊票四方連，蓋銷廣州海關1897年3月6日戳，背膠亞熱帶泛黃
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3000.00 HKD
(app. 331 EUR)
01/25/2026 12:00 HKT
(app. 331 EUR)
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Lot 232
慈禧壽辰紀念小字洋銀壹角蓋於玖分，舊票四方連，銷天津大圓戳1897年9月29日戳（SEP倒“S”變體），天津郵局收簽郵件均蓋於信封，極少極珍罕銷戳於郵票上
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10000.00 HKD
(app. 1104 EUR)
01/25/2026 12:00 HKT
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Lot 226
海關小龍票加蓋小字，舊票一套三枚四方連，銷1897年上海海關全戳
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8000.00 HKD
(app. 884 EUR)
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Lot 227
慈禧壽辰紀念小字洋銀半分蓋於叁分，大部份原膠舊票左角位四方連，蓋銷鎮江海關1897年4月2日戳
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2500.00 HKD
(app. 276 EUR)
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Lot 229
慈禧壽辰紀念小字洋銀伍分蓋於伍分，舊票四方連，銷汕頭海關1897年7月13日戳，右邊盲齒
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1500.00 HKD
(app. 166 EUR)
01/25/2026 12:00 HKT
(app. 166 EUR)
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Lot 233
慈禧壽辰紀念票，加蓋小字舊票一套九枚，壹角蓋於陸分銀票在此時並未運送至福州郵局，福州海關全戳
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8000.00 HKD
(app. 884 EUR)
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Lot 234
慈禧壽辰紀念票，加蓋小字舊票一套九枚，壹角蓋於陸分銀票在此時並未運送至廣州郵局，廣州海關戳，罕少
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Lot 235
慈禧壽辰紀念票，加蓋小字舊票一套九枚，壹角蓋於陸分銀票在此時並未運送至蘇州郵局，蘇州海關全戳，極罕
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10000.00 HKD
(app. 1104 EUR)
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(app. 1104 EUR)
Phila China
Lot 238
慈禧壽辰紀念票，加蓋小字舊票一套九枚，壹角蓋於陸分銀票在此時並未運送至上海郵局，上海海關全戳（粗框型）
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5000.00 HKD
(app. 552 EUR)
01/25/2026 12:00 HKT
(app. 552 EUR)
Phila China
Lot 239
慈禧壽辰紀念票，加蓋小字舊票一組七枚，銷汕頭大圓戳，極少使用
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5000.00 HKD
(app. 552 EUR)
01/25/2026 12:00 HKT
(app. 552 EUR)
Spink China
Lot 41
2400.00 HKD
(app. 265 EUR)
01/12/2026 HKT
(app. 265 EUR)
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Lot 44
1897年慈壽初版加蓋小字半分蓋3分銀，帶折白變異（陳目37），銷大圓戳。少見之大幅折白變異票。
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Phila China
Lot 236
慈禧壽辰紀念票，加蓋小字舊票一套九枚，壹角蓋於陸分銀票在此時並未運送至塘沽郵局，塘沽郵政戳，極珍罕
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10000.00 HKD
(app. 1104 EUR)
01/25/2026 12:00 HKT
(app. 1104 EUR)
Phila China
Lot 237
慈禧壽辰紀念票，加蓋小字舊票一套九枚，壹角蓋於陸分銀票在此時並未運送至上海郵局，上海海關全戳（細框型）
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5000.00 HKD
(app. 552 EUR)
01/25/2026 12:00 HKT
(app. 552 EUR)
Phila China
Lot 240
慈禧壽辰紀念票，加蓋小字舊票一組八枚，銷北京大圓戳，極罕少使用
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8000.00 HKD
(app. 884 EUR)
01/25/2026 12:00 HKT
(app. 884 EUR)
Ava Auctions
Lot 47
1897年慈壽初版加蓋小字3角蓋24分銀舊票，帶有“Cn”之“n”破版成兩小點變異（陳目46），銷八卦戳。 可能為目前所見最大之破版變異，存世者原票及加蓋票不過約五件。
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5000.00 HKD
(app. 552 EUR)
07/26/2025 HKT
(app. 552 EUR)
Spink China
Lot 45
7000.00 HKD
(app. 773 EUR)
01/12/2026 HKT
(app. 773 EUR)
Spink China
Lot 47
14000.00 HKD
(app. 1546 EUR)
01/12/2026 HKT
(app. 1546 EUR)
Spink China
Lot 43
9500.00 HKD
(app. 1049 EUR)
01/12/2026 HKT
(app. 1049 EUR)
Spink China
Lot 44
7000.00 HKD
(app. 773 EUR)
01/12/2026 HKT
(app. 773 EUR)
Spink China
Lot 46
6000.00 HKD
(app. 663 EUR)
01/12/2026 HKT
(app. 663 EUR)
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