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Lot 4457 China Red Revenue
- Scott81
- CHAN85
Description
China, 1897, 4c on 3c Red Revenue, Small Format (81; Chan 85).
Unused (no gum), outstanding centering with wide margins all
around, paper just faintly toned
VERY FINE UNUSED EXAMPLE OF THE HIGHLY SOUGHT-AFTER SMALL FORMAT
4-CENT RED REVENUE. A MAJOR CHINESE RARITY.
China specialists have determined that the “Small 4” Red Revenue
was the first of the “cents” surcharges on the 3c Red Revenue
produced in Shanghai by the Inspectorate General of Customs
Statistical Department. A total of 200 “Small 4” stamps were
prepared, the 25-subject surcharge form applied four times each to
two sheets of 100. Twenty-five of these stamps exist with double
surcharge, one in black and one in faint violet. It is believed
that violet was the intended color of the surcharge, but due to the
poor impression, these 25 and the others were surcharged in black.
It was still thought the small Arabic “4” was difficult to see, so
the production was halted and a larger and thicker sans-serif “4”
was substituted. All of the other characters of the overprint
remained the same.
Scott $75,000
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Estimated price
15000.00 USD
(app. 13950 EUR, app. 106578 RMB)
End date of bidding:
Thursday December 19th, 2024, 11:30 EST
