China, 1878 Large Dragon 1ca green, thin paper, o.g., deep bold color, Very Fine. Scott No. 1  $600. $0 (Image)

China, 1878 Large Dragon 1ca green, thin paper, broken bottom frameline, without gum, choice centering and margins, bright color, Extremely Fine. Scott No. 1  $475. $0 (Image)

China, 1878 Large Dragon 1ca green, thin paper, broken frameline at bottom, blue Peking seal cancel, deep color, Very Fine. Scott No. 1  $475. $0 (Image)

China, 1878 Large Dragon 3ca brown red, thin paper, neat 1881 Shanghai customs cancel, strong color, Very Fine and choice. Scott No. 2  $400. $0 (Image)

China, 1878 Large Dragon 3ca brown red, thin paper, neat 1882 Newchwang customs cancel, couple faint creases, otherwise Very Fine. Scott No. 2  $400. $0 (Image)

China, 1878 Large Dragon 3ca brown red, thin paper, Wuhu double line customs cancel, Very Fine. Scott No. 2  $400. $0 (Image)

China, 1878 Large Dragon 3ca brown red, thin paper, blue seal cancels, bright color, Very Fine. Scott No. 2  $400. $0 (Image)

China, 1878 Large Dragon 3ca brown red, thin paper, light blue Peking seal cancel, very well centered, strong color and impression, Very Fine and choice. Scott No. 2  $400. $0 (Image)

China, 1878 Large Dragon 3ca brown red, thin paper, central Newchwang customs cancel, Very Fine. Scott No. 2  $400. $0 (Image)

China, 1878 Large Dragon 5ca orange, thin paper, Chefoo customs cancel, well centered, strong color, Extremely Fine. Scott No. 3  $400. $0 (Image)

China, 1878 Large Dragon 5ca orange, thin paper, neat customs cancel, Very Fine. Scott No. 3  $400. $0 (Image)

China, 1878 Large Dragon 5ca orange, thin paper, light seal cancels, centered amid evenly balanced margins, Extremely Fine. Scott No. 3  $400. $0 (Image)

China, 1882 Large Dragon 1ca green, thin paper, wide margins, part o.g., well centered, deep color, Very Fine and choice. Scott No. 4  $700. $0 (Image)

China, 1882 Large Dragon 3ca brown red, thin paper, wide margins, red Shanghai town cancel, corner crease at bottom right with portion of cancel on reverse, otherwise Very Fine. Scott No. 5  $350. $0 (Image)

China, 1882 Large Dragon 3ca brown red, thin paper, wide margins, customs cancels, strong bright color, Very Fine. Scott No. 5  $350. $0 (Image)

China, 1882 Large Dragon 3ca brown red, thin paper, wide margins, light seal cancel, nicely centered, Very Fine. Scott No. 5  $350. $0 (Image)

China, 1882 Large Dragon 3ca brown red, thin paper, wide margins, seal cancels, deep color, exceptional centering, Extremely Fine. Scott No. 5  $350. $0 (Image)

China, 1882 Large Dragon 3ca brown red, thin paper, wide margins, central blue seal cancel, beautifully centered, bright color, Extremely Fine. Scott No. 5  $350. $0 (Image)

China, 1882 Large Dragon 3ca brown red, thin paper, wide margins, neat Chinkiang customs cancel, rich color, Very Fine. Scott No. 5  $350. $0 (Image)

China, 1883 Large Dragon 1ca green, perf 12½, thick paper, top stamp with breaks in frame line of "Ching" tablet, vertical pair, light seal cancel, bold color, Very Fine. Scott No. 7  $950. $0 (Image)

China, 1883 Large Dragon 3ca brown red, perf 12½, thick paper, horizontal pair, Shanghai chop cancels, Very Fine. Scott No. 8  $800. $0 (Image)

China, 1883 Large Dragon 3ca brown red, perf 12½, thick paper, horizontal pair, chop cancels, small wrinkle in left stamp, otherwise Very Fine. Scott No. 8  $800. $0 (Image)

China, 1883 Large Dragon 3ca vermilion, perf 12½, thick paper, left stamp with two missing color spots, horizontal pair, neat Shanghai seal cancel, strong color, paper wrinkles, otherwise Very Fine. Scott No. 8a  $800. $0 (Image)

China, 1883 Large Dragon 3ca vermilion, rough perf 12½, thick paper, semicircle to left of "CANDARINS", Newchwang town cancel, Very Fine, a scarce variety. Chan No. 11f. Scott No. 8 var.  $400 for normal. $0 (Image)

China, 1888 Small Dragon 3ca mauve, clean-cut perf 11½-12, in combination with 1888 Small Dragon 1ca green on part of wrapper from The North-China Herald addressed to officer aboard the U.S.S. "Palos" in Nanking, tied by Shanghai seal handstamp, Very Fine, ex Newbury. Scott No. 14+13  Estimate $750 - 1,000. $0 (Image)