China, 1885 Small Dragon 3ca. mauve, imperforate proof, on watermarked paper, horizontal pair, nice colour, good even margins, horizontal creasing and vertical wrinkling, fine appearance. Estimate HK$ 3,000 - 4,000 Est. HK$3,000-4,000 (Image1)
Est. HK$3,000-4,000
Opening HK$ 3,000.00
Sold...HK$ 13,800.00
Closed..Jun-22-2019, 18:30:00 EST
Sold For 13800
Sale No: 78
Lot No: 63
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China, 1885 Small Dragon rough perf. 12½ 5ca. bistre, block of four with sheet margin at right, superb colour and outstanding centring, very fine and fresh unmounted mint, 4mm. tear in sheet margin well clear of stamps, the block is perfect. Chan 18. Estimate HK$ 6,000 - 8,000 Est. HK$6,000-8,000 (Image1)
Est. HK$6,000-8,000
Opening HK$ 6,000.00
Sold...HK$ 19,550.00
Closed..Jun-22-2019, 18:30:00 EST
Sold For 19550
Sale No: 78
Lot No: 64
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China, 1888 Small Dragon perf. 11½-12 1ca. deep green vertical pair and single on fragment, cancelled by two complete strikes of "Customs/Wuhu" double-ring d.s. of "3 Jan. 1893" in red, fine to very fine. Chan 19a. Estimate HK$ 1,200 - 1,500 Est. HK$1,200-1,500 (Image1)
Est. HK$1,200-1,500
Opening HK$ 1,200.00
Sold...HK$ 4,830.00
Closed..Jun-22-2019, 18:30:00 EST
Sold For 4830
Sale No: 78
Lot No: 65
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China, 1888 Small Dragon perf. 11½-12 5ca. olive-yellow, Setting IV, double pane of forty with sheet margins all round, Pane 1 position 16 [2b] shows round lower right corner and position 20 [1] shows broken upper left frame, and Pane 2 position 3 [4] shows broken first "N" of "candarins" and position 12 [3] shows round upper right corner, good colour, fine unused with much original gum (a few light rust spots), slight buckling along right vertical interpane row perfs. of Pane 1. A scarce Setting. Chan 21, a, c, d, e. Estimate HK$ 120,000 - 150,000
Neither the Beckeman nor Lam Man Yin collections contained a complete sheet of the 5 candarins from Setting IV. Est. HK$120,000-150,000 (Image1)
Est. HK$120,000-150,000
Opening HK$ 120,000.00
Sold...HK$ 172,500.00
Closed..Jun-22-2019, 18:30:00 EST
Sold For 172500
Sale No: 78
Lot No: 66
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China, 1885-88 Small Dragon 1ca. (6) and 3ca. (4), an unused selection, very good to fine appearance unused, some have original gum, faults (10). Chan 13, 19, 20. Estimate HK$ 3,000 - 4,000 Est. HK$3,000-4,000 (Image1)
Est. HK$3,000-4,000
Opening HK$ 3,000.00
Sold...HK$ 4,600.00
Closed..Jun-22-2019, 18:30:00 EST
Sold For 4600
Sale No: 78
Lot No: 67
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China, 1888 (20 Feb.) envelope to Port Jefferson, New York (21.4) bearing on reverse Small Dragon rough perf. 12½ 3ca., cancelled by Peking seal, matching "I.G. of Customs/Peking" double-ring origin d.s. and "Customs/Tientsin" double-ring transit d.s. (23.2), and on front Japan Koban 5s. cancelled by "crossroads" type, showing "I.J.P.A./Shanghai" double-ring d.s. (16.3) and "Yokohama" transit c.d.s. (24.3) adjacent, with "San Francisco/Pd. All" transit c.d.s. in red applied on reverse, fine and appealing usage. Chan 17. Estimate HK$ 25,000 - 30,000 Est. HK$25,000-30,000 (Image1)
Est. HK$25,000-30,000
Opening HK$ 24,000.00
Sold...HK$ 28,750.00
Closed..Jun-22-2019, 18:30:00 EST
Sold For 28750
Sale No: 78
Lot No: 68
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China, 1894 (4 Oct.) envelope to St. Genis-Laval, France (13.11) bearing Small Dragon perf. 11½-12 3ca. strip of three, cancelled by Peking seal in blue, matching "I.G. of Customs/Peking" origin and "Customs/Shanghai" transit double-ring d.s. (9.10) on reverse, in combination with France "Chine" 25c. cancelled by "Shang-hai/Chine" c.d.s. (10.10), fine and handsome cover. Chan 20. Estimate HK$ 25,000 - 30,000 Est. HK$25,000-30,000 (Image1)
Est. HK$25,000-30,000
Opening HK$ 24,000.00
Sold...HK$ 29,900.00
Closed..Jun-22-2019, 18:30:00 EST
Sold For 29900
Sale No: 78
Lot No: 69
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Cat No: 14, 19, 21
China, 1890 (23 May) red-band envelope to the Chinese Legation in Tokyo (5.6) bearing Small Dragon perf. 11½-12 1ca. bright green (2, one marginal), perf. 12½ 3ca. mauve horizontal pair with sheet margin at left, and perf. 11½-12 5ca. olive-yellow horizontal pair, cancelled by Peking seal in blue, matching "I.G. of Customs/Peking" double-ring origin d.s. and "Customs/Shanghai" double-ring transit d.s. (30.5) on reverse, in combination with Japan Koban 10s. cancelled by "I.J.P.A./Shanghai" c.d.s. (31.5), the 5ca. has inconsequential fold from application over envelope flap, very fine and a magnificent red-band envelope usage to Japan. Chan 14, 19, 21. Estimate HK$ 200,000 - 250,000
Provenance: Woo Lo-Yuan.
References: Prize Selections from the Rocpex Taipei '81, p. 92. Illustrated. Est. HK$200,000-250,000 (Image1)
