The 2025 December Auction - Sale 346 (December 13 - December 16, 2025)
Sale 346
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fresh MH. Very Fine.
comprising Dowager surch issue x 6, including a block of 4 and a CIP ovpt. ROC Provisional Neturality 1c. MH. VF-F.
both used, while 30c used with full Customs Shanghai cds. VF-F.
![pane 2 [4/12], large part original gum; some gum is missing from the top margin and there are a couple of tone patches which](https://files.jbull.com/files/sale-images/346-public/1082804.jpg "1897 Dowager, New Currency Surcharges, Small Figures Surcharge. 10c on")
pane 2 [4/12], large part original gum; some gum is missing from the top margin and there are a couple of tone patches which are barely visible from the front. Well centred and good colour. A most desirable positional piece. (Chans 43c) ; S.G. 43c, Ex Richard Canman October 1972.
lower 2 stamps larger than upper 2 stamps. Fresh MNH/MH with lovely original gum. One stamp with minor thin. VF-F.
fresh MNH. Very Fine.
used with Pakua cancel. VF-F.
used with Shanghai bisected cds. VF-F.
used with full Ningpo Pakua cancel. A very famous rariety so called "Golden Dragon". VF-F.
used with Shanghai Dollar cds. VF-F.
from ½c on 3ca to 30c on 24ca (Chan 56- 62, a, 63, 64, d, p. Scott 47-55, a, vars.), blocks of four, all except the last with sheet or interpane margins, the 10c on 9ca is from the left pane [16-17/21-22], position 17 small dot of “Yang”, position 21 broken middle of “Yin”, the 10c on 12ca is from the left pane [2-3/7-8], position 2 has cracked dot of “Yang”, position 7 with broken “Gin”; the highest value of 30c on 24ca is from the right pane [4-5/8-10], position 5 with “30” 2mm. above “cents”, position 10 has broken “Yin”, misperforated horizontally through top pair. All unused with large part original gum, the 30c on 24ca is missing gum in one corner, the 5c on 5ca has light diagonal crease, and the 10c on 12ca has minor adherences, Fine to Very Fine. A magnificent set of blocks.
![in a magnificent block of four [4-5/9-10] from the top right corner of the sheet, lustrous color, dramatically centered to to](https://files.jbull.com/files/sale-images/346-public/1082802.jpg "1897 Dowager, 2nd printing Large Figures wide surcharges 30c on 24ca d")
in a magnificent block of four [4-5/9-10] from the top right corner of the sheet, lustrous color, dramatically centered to top, gleamingly fresh, unused with large part original gum, Very Fine and an exceptional positional piece. Provenance : Dr. Warren G. Attwood, Harmer, Rooke & Co. (New York), 7.10.1952, lot 171. Dr. Robert C.H. Lee, J.R. Hughes (San Francisco), 16.11.1963, lot 143. Rudolph J. Thoden, PhilaChina/Greg Manning (Hong Kong), 26.4.2003, lot 357.