1878 Thin Paper, 1ca green, 3ca brown red and 5ca orange, set of three (Chan 1-3), l.h. or h.r., fine-v.f., cat. $3275 (Cat No. 1-3) (Image)

Cat. $3275, Est.US$1,500

1878 Thin Paper set (Chan 1-3), h.r., fresh colors, fine-v.f., cat. $3275 (Cat No. 1-3) (Image)

Cat. $3275, Est.US$1,500

1878 Thin Paper set (Chan 1-3), h.r., unused without gum, fresh, fine-v.f., cat. $3275 (Cat No. 1-3) (Image)

Cat. $3275, Est.US$1,000

1878 Thin Paper set (Chan 1-3), used, nice colors and pmks, fresh, fine-v.f., cat. $1400 (Cat No. 1-3) (Image)

Cat. $1400, Est.US$500

1878 1ca deep green, Cliche 11 (Chan 1), partial original gum, fresh and well centered, v.f., cat. $725 (Cat No. 1) (Image)

Cat. $725, Est.US$200

1878 1ca dark green, Setting I, vertical pair, cliches 15/20 (Chan 1), used with complete large Tientsin seal postmark, highly attractive with rough perforations and the lower stamp with unusual short top stroke of bottom right Arabic "1" numeral, fine-v.f., cat. $800 (Cat No. 1) (Image)

Cat. $800, Est.US$500

1878 1ca green, two partial strikes of "C.P.D." boxed handstamps in black, some irregular or clipped perforations, otherwise fine, cat. $725 (Cat No. 1) (Image)

Cat. $725, Est.US$250

1878 3ca brown red, cliche 12 showing dragon's claw with large white spot (Chan 2var), l.h., v.f. and unusual (Cat No. 2var) (Image)

Est.US$750

1878 3ca brown red, cliche 23, l.h., fine, cat. $1100 (Cat No. 2) (Image)

Cat. $1100, Est.US$500

1878 3ca brown red (Chan 2), used with virtually complete "C.P.D." boxed handstamp in black, scarce on the 3ca stamp, some nibbed perfs, otherwise fine (Cat No. 2) (Image)

Est.US$400

1878 5ca orange yellow, cliche 18 (Chan 3), l.h., fresh, v.f., cat. $1450 (Cat No. 3) (Image)

Cat. $1450, Est.US$600

1878 5ca orange yellow, cliche 8 (Chan 3), unused, l.h., pencil notations on gum, fresh and very well centered, v.f., cat. $1450 (Cat No. 3) (Image)

Cat. $1450, Est.US$400

1878 5ca Yellow (Chan 3a), block of four from Setting I, cliches 1-2, 6-7, h.r., some shorter perfs, otherwise sound and fine-v.f. (catalogued as singles) cat. $5800 (Cat No. 3) (Image)

Cat. $5800, Est.US$2,000

1878 5ca orange yellow (Chan 3), used with partial "Chefoo" large-dollar postmark dated August 21, 1897, an almost unimaginable usage, but stamps denominated in Candareens were still valid for domestic postage at this time, believed to be the latest known usage of any Large Dragon stamp, well centered, v.f., with 2023 Frumkin certificate (Cat No. 3) (Image)

Est.US$1,500

1878 5ca orange yellow (Chan 3) used, with lightly struck but complete "Postage Already Paid, Do Not Demand" rectangular cachet in violet rather than the normal black, some toned perfs, otherwise sound and fine (Cat No. 3) (Image)

Est.US$500

1878 5ca bister orange (Chan 3var), used with partial "Customs Newchwang" postmark in black dated February 22, 1879, thin at top right, fine appearance (5ca stamps in this shade are rare with dated postmarks) (Cat No. 3a) (Image)

Est.US$400

1878 5ca bister orange (Chan 3var), used with complete "Protected / Sealed" circular marking in black (described in Ireland on page 121), some perf. faults, otherwise fine, with 2023 Frumkin certificate. This may be the only known example of this rare pmk on 5ca bister orange (Cat No. 3a) (Image)

Est.US$1,000

1882 1ca green, cliche 19, h.r., well centered, v.f., cat. $600 (Cat No. 4) (Image)

Cat. $600, Est.US$300

1882 1ca dark green, Thick Paper (Chan 4var), used with partial large Tientsin seal postmark, fine (Cat No. 4) (Image)

Est.US$200

1882 1ca Green (Chan 4) with North China Herald "N.C.H." perfin, used with face-free Shanghai seal postmark in black, fine, scarce, with 2023 Frumkin certificate (Cat No. 4) (Image)

Est.US$600

1882 1ca Green, showing nearly all of "T" of "Kent "from the "Moncton Kent" papermaker's watermark (Chan 4h), unused without gum, faint overall toning, otherwise fine, with 2023 Frumkin certificate (Cat No. 4var) (Image)

Est.US$500

1882 1ca Green, showing Portion of "ON" of "Moncton" from the "Moncton Kent" papermaker's watermark (Chan 4h), used, with partial large Tientsin seal postmark, fine, with 2023 Frumkin certificate (Cat No. 4var) (Image)

Est.US$500

1882 3ca Brown Red, Setting VII, cliche 24 (Chan 5), used with partial seal postmark in black, one of the two most important 3ca Wide Margin cliches, fine (Cat No. 5) (Image)

Est.US$150

1882 3ca Brown Red showing top half of "T" of "Kent from the "Monckton Kent" papermaker's watermark (Chan 5c), used with partial large Tientsin seal postmark, well centered, v.f., with 2023 Frumkin certificate (Cat No. 5var) (Image)

Est.US$600

1882 5ca orange yellow, Setting III, cliche 14 (Chan 6), unused, regummed over thins, irregular perfs, an acceptable example of this rare unused stamp, cat. $20000 (Cat No. 6) (Image)

Cat. $20000, Est.US$4,000