The Large Dragon Postage Stamps of the Shanghai Local Post Office
First Batch of Printings
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CatNo. |
Lot Description |
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| 4021 |
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 Shanghai, 1865, Large Dragon (Antique Numerals, "CANDAREENS" plural), 2ca black on wove paper, Printing 1. Showing "S" in "Shanghai" close to left line, without gum as issued,
clear to full margins, sharp crisp impression unique to the first printing, Very Fine.
Estimate; $4,000 - 6,000.
A RARE AND EXCEPTIONAL MINT EXAMPLE OF THE 1865 2CA LARGE DRAGON ISSUE FROM THE FIRST PRINTING.
Only
stamps from the first printing show the very fine lines around the central woodblock. (Image1)
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Est. $4,000-6,000
SOLD for $2,800.00
Will close during Public Auction |
| 4022 |
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 Shanghai, 1865, Large Dragon (Antique Numerals, "CANDAREENS" plural), 2ca black on wove paper, Printing 1. Showing "S" in "Shanghai" close to left line. Neat strike of red
"Local Post Office Shanghai" large garter cancel (in use from 1866) type 4, wide well balanced margins for this printing, sharp impression unique to the first printing; slight thin, otherwise Very Fine.
Estimate; $3,000 - 4,000.
A RARE AND ATTRACTIVE USED EXAMPLE OF THE 1865 2CA LARGE DRAGON ISSUE FROM THE FIRST PRINTING CANCELED BY THE LARGE GARTER CANCEL - THE ONLY KNOWN EXAMPLE ON THIS PRINTING. (Image1)
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Est. $3,000-4,000
SOLD for $2,000.00
Will close during Public Auction |
Second Batch of Printings
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Symbol |
CatNo. |
Lot Description |
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| 4023 |
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 Shanghai, 1865, Large Dragon (Antique Numerals, "CANDAREENS" plural), 16ca scarlet on wove paper, Printing 5. Showing "Shanghai I.P.O." set high in tablet at top, without gum as
issued, full nicely balanced margins, deep overinked color (a characteristic of this printing), Very Fine and choice.
Estimate; $1,500 - 2,000.
AN EXCEPTIONAL MINT EXAMPLE OF THE 1865 16CA LARGE DRAGON ISSUE FROM THE FIFTH
PRINTING. (Image1)
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Est. $1,500-2,000
SOLD for $1,450.00
Will close during Public Auction |
| 4024 |
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 Shanghai, 1865, Large Dragon (Antique Numerals, "CANDAREENS" plural), 16ca scarlet on wove paper, Printing 5. Showing "Shanghai L.P.O." set high in tablet at top. With
defective printing in bottom left corner, without gum as issued, margins full to slightly in on three side, deep overinked color (a characteristic of this printing), Fine and rare, ex-Wolfgang Balzer.
Estimate; $750 -
1,000. (Image1)
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Est. $750-1,000
SOLD for $400.00
Will close during Public Auction |
| 4025 |
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 Shanghai, 1865, Large Dragon (Antique Numerals, "CANDAREENS" plural), 2ca black on pelure paper, Printing 6. Showing smudged left inner frame, without gum as issued, clear even
margins, fresh with deep bold color, F.-V.F., rare and attractive.
Estimate; $750 - 1,000. (Image1)
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Est. $750-1,000
SOLD for $1,050.00
Will close during Public Auction |
| 4026 |
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 Shanghai, 1865, Large Dragon (Antique Numerals, "CANDAREENS" plural), 8ca green on wove paper, Printing 7. With line over "8" angles up, without gum as issued, fresh with full
even margins, bright color in the lighter shade of this printing, Very Fine and choice, the seven printing color varies from this bright lighter green shade to the more common heavy dark green.
Estimate; $1,500 - 2,000. (Image1)
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Est. $1,500-2,000
SOLD for $750.00
Will close during Public Auction |
| 4027 |
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 Shanghai, 1865, Large Dragon (Antique Numerals, "CANDAREENS" plural), 8ca green on wove paper, Printing 7. Slightly toned gummed barely shows through, large well balanced
margins, deep bold color, Extremely Fine, one of a couple known examples bearing gum.
Estimate; $1,000 - 1,500.
A CHOICE MINT EXAMPLE OF THE 1865 8CA LARGE DRAGON ISSUE FROM THE SEVENTH PRINTING. (Image1)
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Est. $1,000-1,500
SOLD for $550.00
Will close during Public Auction |
| 4028 |
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 Shanghai, 1865, Large Dragon (Antique Numerals, "CANDAREENS" plural), 4ca yellow on pelure paper, Printing 9A. Without gum as issued, full even margins, fresh with brilliant
color showing traces of black ink along some inner framelines, Very Fine.
Estimate; $750 - 1,000. (Image1)
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Est. $750-1,000
SOLD for $400.00
Will close during Public Auction |
| 4029 |
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 Shanghai, 1865, Large Dragon (Antique Numerals, "CANDAREENS" plural), 2ca black on yellowish wove paper, Printing 13. With line under center image faint, without gum as issued,
full to large margins, Very Fine and choice.
Estimate; $500 - 750. (Image1)
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Est. $500-750
SOLD for $550.00
Will close during Public Auction |
| 4030 |
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 Shanghai, 1865, Large Dragon (Antique Numerals, "CANDAREENS" plural), 2ca black on pelure paper, Printing 14. With weak numeral "2", without gum as issued, large even margins,
sharp impression and exceptionally fresh, Extremely Fine.
Estimate; $400 - 600. (Image1)
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Est. $400-600
SOLD for $475.00
Will close during Public Auction |
| 4031 |
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 Shanghai, 1865, Large Dragon (Antique Numerals, "CANDAREENS" plural), 2ca black on pelure paper, Printing 14. Margins close yet clear on all sides, tied by blue "Shanghae
Local Post, FE 25, 66" cds with second strike below on large envelope used from a non-subscriber and addressed in typical "brush hand" of a Chinese sender to "Commandant, Shanghai Municipal Council, Shanghai", with original enclosure of local map
entitled "Shanghai Municipal Council, * S.V.C. 1866 *, Soochow Creek Bridge Patrol" with "Feb 66, S.V.C. R.12" notation on reverse; cover with soiling and some edge wear, F.-V.F., probably deposited at the "Paou Shun" branch post office and
subject to the 2 candareens rate, accompanied by second "De 22, 65" cover & map enclosure from same correspondence with stamp torn off.
Estimate; $25,000 - 50,000.
ONE OF THREE KNOWN ON COVER USAGES OF THE SHANGHAI 1865 LARGE DRAGON
ISSUES - A GREAT SHANGHAI LOCAL POST RARITY.
The Shanghai local post handled two kinds of letters - covers from subscribers which did not need stamps and covers from non-subscribers which did need stamps. A subscription only paid for
delivery within the foreign settlement of Shanghai. This cover, addressed in the brush hand of a Chinese writer, enclosed a map and report of the Volunteer Corp's policing patrols over the six bridges that crossed Soochow Creek into the foreign
settlement in Shanghai. (See website for complete images)nnIn the report of the monthly meeting of the Shanghai Municipal Council held on September 5, 1865 it was noted under the heading "Local Post Office" that…"A branch office has been
established in the southern suburb of the native city (as opposed to the foreign settlement where the main Shanghai Local Post Office was located) for the sale of postage stamps and collection of native correspondence …A contract has been made
with Paou Shun, for the sum of $600 per annum, he is allowed to collect and forward a portion of the Chinese postal matter."
Complete images:
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gallery or Download PDF (15MB).
(Image1) (Image2)
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Est. $25,000-50,000
SOLD for $19,000.00
Will close during Public Auction |
| 4032 |
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 Shanghai, 1865, Large Dragon (Antique Numerals, "CANDAREENS" plural), 4ca yellow on wove paper, Printing 15. Without gum as issued, huge even margins, bold color and crisp
impression, very fresh; couple light creases one entirely in bottom margin, Extremely Fine appearance, with most examples from this printing cut close to design and in the orange yellow shade.
Estimate; $2,000 - 3,000.
ONE OF THE
FINEST APPEARING EXAMPLES OF THE 1865 4CA LARGE DRAGON FROM THE FIFTEENTH PRINTING. (Image1)
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Est. $2,000-3,000
SOLD for $1,400.00
Will close during Public Auction |
| 4033 |
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 Shanghai, 1865, Large Dragon (Antique Numerals, "CANDAREENS" plural), 8ca green on pelure paper, Printing 16. With line over kung (lower right corner) higher, without gum as
issued, full to mostly large margins, fresh with bright color in the scarcer lighter green shade, Very Fine.
Estimate; $1,000 - 1,500.
(Image1)
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Est. $1,000-1,500
SOLD for $550.00
Will close during Public Auction |
| 4034 |
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 Shanghai, 1865, Large Dragon (Antique Numerals, "CANDAREENS" plural), 16ca scarlet on wove paper, Printing 17. Without gum as issued, clear even margins, light terra-cotta red
shade; tiny thin and surface scuff at top right, Fine appearance.
Estimate; $750 - 1,000. (Image1)
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Est. $750-1,000
SOLD for $400.00
Will close during Public Auction |
| 4035 |
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 Shanghai, 1865, Large Dragon (Antique Numerals, "CANDAREENS" plural), 16ca scarlet on soft pelure paper, Printing 18. Showing doubled frame line at lower left and the first
printing showing the "L.P.O." wide setting, without gum as issued, huge margins all around, bright color; trivial slight wrinkle at upper left, Extremely Fine.
Estimate; $750 - 1,000. (Image1)
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Est. $750-1,000
SOLD for $850.00
Will close during Public Auction |
| 4036 |
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 Shanghai, 1865, Large Dragon (Antique Numerals, "CANDAREENS" plural), 8ca green on pelure, showing the "Mace" error, Printing 19. Without gum as issued, large even margins, deep
shade, Very Fine and choice.
Estimate; $750 - 1,000.
The Chinese character in center of the left panel is normally fen (1 candareen). A major error occurs in printings #19 and #20 where the figure for mace (10 candareens)
replaced the fen character. (Image1)
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Est. $750-1,000
SOLD for $500.00
Will close during Public Auction |
| 4037 |
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 Shanghai, 1865, Large Dragon (Antique Numerals, "CANDAREENS" plural), 4ca ochre yellow on pelure, showing the "Mace" error, Printing 20. Showing ink smudge in upper right
corner, without gum as issued, wide margins with pencil "40 candareens" error notation at bottom, bold color; crease in bottom margin well away from design, still Extremely Fine, this "Mace" error was corrected right after this printing.
Estimate; $750 - 1,000. (Image1)
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Est. $750-1,000
SOLD for $400.00
Will close during Public Auction |
| 4038 |
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 Shanghai, 1865, Large Dragon (Antique Numerals, "CANDAREENS" plural), 4ca ochre yellow on pelure, showing the "Mace" error, Printing 20. Without gum as issued, clear to mostly
large margins, bold color and clear impression, Very Fine.
Estimate; $500 - 750. (Image1)
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Est. $500-750
SOLD for $350.00
Will close during Public Auction |
| 4039 |
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 Shanghai, 1865, Large Dragon (Antique Numerals, "CANDAREENS" plural), 2ca black on wove paper, Printing 21. Showing dotted ink line above "S" in "Candareens", without gum as
issued, large well balanced margins, bright and fresh, Very Fine and choice.
Estimate; $300 - 400. (Image1)
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Est. $300-400
SOLD for $150.00
Will close during Public Auction |
| 4040 |
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 Shanghai, 1865, Large Dragon (Antique Numerals, "CANDAREENS" plural), 2ca black on pelure paper, Printing 21. Without gum as issued, large to mostly huge margins; faint crease
at bottom mostly in margin, otherwise Extremely Fine, a scarce paper variety.
Estimate; $300 - 400. (Image1)
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Est. $300-400
SOLD for $180.00
Will close during Public Auction |
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