Hong Kong auction of stamps tallies $HK57 million
- February 01, 2010 11:00
A rare Chinese stamp from 1897 sold for HK$4.8 million ($617,959, exlcuding 15% fees) to an Asian bidder, setting a record price for a single Chinese stamp at auction. The “Small One Dollar” is one of only 32 recorded copies featuring a one-dollar overprint on a stamp with a face value of three cents. Interasia Auctions Ltd said the market has “taken a very big jump in the last year.”
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![Peter Paul Rubens (Flemish, 1577–1640), After Titian (Tiziano Vecelli) (Italian [Venetian], c. 1488–1576), Rape of Europa, 1628–29. Oil on canvas, 71 7/8 x 79 3/8 in.](/images/c/e2/2e/Jan20_Rape_of_Europa100x100_c.jpg "Peter Paul Rubens (Flemish, 1577–1640), After Titian (Tiziano Vecelli) (Italian [Venetian], c. 1488–1576), Rape of Europa, 1628–29. Oil on canvas, 71 7/8 x 79 3/8 in.")
