Sale #48 - Hong Kong & Treaty Ports

Hong Kong, 1891 Jubilee 2c. carmine, variety broken "K" [7th printing [6], the 2nd type of the variety as recorded by Gurevitch) on piece cancelled by complete c.d.s. (24.1), light perf. tip soiling, fine appearance, a very rare variety. S.G. 51 var.
Estimate HK$ 5,000 - 6,000
Based on the work of Mick Goldsmith, Dr. Chan Shiu Han and Air Commodore R.N. Gurevitch, it has been concluded that there was a seventh printing of the first setting.