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红印花加盖暂作邮票小字贰分倒盖六方连

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奥尔松夫妇收藏的红印花加盖暂作邮票小字贰分倒盖六方连,从75万港元低价被抬高至200万港元成交,连佣金为230万港元,这曾是美国已故华邮大藏家施塔少校的旧藏

 

China, 1897 Revenue with Small Figures Surcharge 2c. on 3c. red, variety surcharge inverted, positions 1-2/11-12/1-2, position 12 is a coincidental (non-consistent) comma after ”cents” variety, deep bright colour on radiant white paper, centred just to right, very fine and fresh unused with part to large part original gum, minor paper adherence on reverse, lower right stamp has two minute punctures, lightly folded along horizontal rows of perfs., and a few split and reinforced perfs. An immensely rare and extraordinary multiple. A spectacular item of the highest exhibition calibre. Chan 84i.

Estimate HK$ 1,000,000 - 1,200,000

 

Provenance: Major James Starr, Sotheby’s, 12.9.91, lot 570,

 

THE SECOND LARGEST RECORDED BLOCK WITH THE SURCHARGE INVERTED.

 

The largest recorded block with this variety is a block of ten, which is toned. It was originally in the E.H. Finegan collection (Harmer Rooke, 14.10.37, lot 460) and then in the ”Sun” collection (Matthew Bennett, 23.6.01, lot 1511).

Realized HK$ 2,000,000

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