China 1897 large figure surcharge on Dowager Empress set of 9 to 30c on 24ca deep rose-red, SG57/65

China 1897 (Mar) large figure surcharge, spaced 2½mm on Dowager Empress (2nd printing), set of 9 to 30c on 24ca deep rose-red, SG57/65.

A fine and fresh mint set with large part original gum.

The Dowager Empress stamps were the very first commemorative stamps issued by China to celebrate the 60^th Birthday of the Dowager Empress, one of the most powerful women in the history of China.

Stanley Gibbons catalogue value: £3,300.

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