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China Large Dragon

China Small Dragon

China Large Dragon

Lot 5

9,500.00 HKD

Sold

1878 Large Dragon Thin Paper complete set (Chan 1-3). ASG 75-80.

1878年薄紙大龍新全（陳目1-3），分別評ASG 75-80。

Lot 8

140,000.00 HKD

Sold

1878 Thin Paper Large Dragon imperf plate proof block of 4 set with margin or corner margin, with extra circle near left claw

1878 Thin Paper Large Dragon imperf plate proof block of 4 set with margin or corner margin, with extra circle near left claw removed. Lightly hinged. 5ca block repaired by tape on reverse. When the die of Large Dragon was produced, there were 3 and a half circle at the bottom left dragon claw on 1ca while 3 circles for 3ca and 5ca. However, the middle circle was removed before printing. Therefore, die proof and plate proof can be distinguished by the number of circles. 1878年薄紙大龍無齒試版樣票四方連全，均帶紙邊/直角邊。龍爪左下小圈被移除。背輕貼。5分銀背面重拼。在大龍郵票鑄模之時，1分銀左下龍爪帶有三個半小圈，3分銀及5分銀則為三個小圓。但在正式付印前，中間一小圈被被刮去。故憑小圈數量可知此為試版樣票而非試模樣票。

China Small Dragon

China Dowager

China Small Dragon

Lot 14

95,000.00 HKD

Live

1905 Mencarini's Presentation Proof of Small Dragon complete set in block of 4. Bottom right stamp of 3ca block with mild

1905 Mencarini's Presentation Proof of Small Dragon complete set in block of 4. Bottom right stamp of 3ca block with mild thining. Otherwise Very Fine. It was said that Mencarini picked up some discarded cliches of Large and Small Dragon stamps in Customs. Four dies of each denominations were selected and arranged them in the format of block of 4 and printed with blue-black ink on thick paper. Some of them were given to his friends as a gift. Complete uncut proof is extremely scarce. Illustration fig 2-24, p. 26 in "The Small Dragon" by M Y Ho. 1905年綿嘉義私印小龍四方連全樣張。除3分銀四方連之左下一枚帶輕微揭薄外，均上品。據聞綿嘉義於海關造册處的廢棄鐵櫃中發現了一些生鏽大小龍票子模，每款面額都挑選出四枚，並以四方連的形式，以藍黑色墨油墨印於厚紙上。部分成品被他用作禮物贈送友人。當中未裁原張極為稀罕少見。何沐源著《小龍郵票》第26頁圖2-24原件。

China Dowager

China Small Dragons, large figures surcharges

China Dowager

Lot 19

130,000.00 HKD

Sold

1894 Empress Dowager first printing plate proofs complete set on thin native laid paper in block of 4. Several denominations with margin.

1894 Empress Dowager first printing plate proofs complete set on thin native laid paper in block of 4. Several denominations with margin. Very Fine. This cigarette paper is extremely thin. Size and shade are same as the normal 1st print. 1894年慈壽初版無齒樣票四方連全，印於條紋土紙上。部分面值帶邊紙。上品。這種煙紙極薄，票幅顏色等與正式發行之初版慈壽無異。

China Dowager

China Small Dragons, large figures surcharges

Lot 22

10,000.00 HKD

Live

1894 Empress Dowager 1st Print 3ca in horizontal pair, with imperf between variety (Chan 24c), MNH. Very Fine. With philatelist name seal

1894 Empress Dowager 1st Print 3ca in horizontal pair, with imperf between variety (Chan 24c), MNH. Very Fine. With philatelist name seal on reverse. 1894年慈壽初版3分銀橫雙連新，帶中縫漏齒變異（陳目24c），原膠無貼。背面帶有集郵家英文名字章。

China Small Dragons, large figures surcharges

Lot 42

4,600.00 HKD

Sold

1897 Small Dragon surch large figure complete set (Chan 34-36), MNH with original

China Dowager Small Surcharges

China Dowager Large Surcharges

China Dowager Small Surcharges

China Dowager Large Surcharges

China Dowager Small Surcharges

Lot 46

65,000.00 HKD

Live

1897 Empress Dowager surch Small Figure 1c/1ca with inverted ovpt variety (Chan 38d). MNH with original gum. It is believed that 80 of this

1897 Empress Dowager surch Small Figure 1c/1ca with inverted ovpt variety (Chan 38d). MNH with original gum. It is believed that 80 of this varieyt stamp exist (2 panes of 40) and only one fourth of them remain mint as most of thm were used by Hankow pakua, dollar or customs cancel. 1897年慈壽加蓋小字1分蓋1分銀新，帶加蓋倒蓋變異（陳目38d），原膠無貼。小字加蓋1分倒蓋票相信存世僅八十枚（兩盤格各四十枚），當中僅約四分一為新票，餘大多銷漢口八卦戳、大圓戳或海關戳。經典之“四複八倒”之一。

China Dowager Large Surcharges

Lot 63

8,000.00 HKD

Live

1897 Empress Dowager 2nd print surch large figure 2c, narrow spaced 2c on 2ca in complete pane of 20, with top margin (Chan 76), MNH with

1897 Empress Dowager 2nd print surch large figure 2c, narrow spaced 2c on 2ca in complete pane of 20, with top margin (Chan 76), MNH with original gum. Scarce complete pane as most of the existing examples werre already commerically used. 1897年慈壽再版加蓋大字短距2分蓋2分銀盤格20枚新，帶上紙邊（陳目76），原膠無貼。2分銀為常用面值，故全格新票少見。

China Dowager Large Surcharges

China Imperial Post Unit with gutter

Lot 65

4,000.00 HKD

Live

1897 Empress Dowager later 2nd print surch large figure, narrow spaced 4c on 10ca, with inverted ovpt and broken character "Yin" variety

1897 Empress Dowager later 2nd print surch large figure, narrow spaced 4c on 10ca, with inverted ovpt and broken character "Yin" variety (Chan 77b). MNH with original gum. With philatelist name seal on reverse. One of the famous Empress Dowager varieties. 3 panes in total of 240 stamps exist. Double variety examples such as this one, are especially scarce. 1897年慈壽後期再版加蓋大字短距4分蓋10分銀新，帶加蓋倒蓋兼破“銀”字變異（陳目77b），原膠無貼。背面帶有集郵家名字章。為著名為“四複八倒”之一。存世者應有三格共240枚，當中如此例般雙重變異者尤其稀罕。

China Imperial Post Unit with gutter

China Imperial Post

China Imperial Post Postage due stamps

China Imperial Post Unit with gutter

Lot 83

15,000.00 HKD

Sold

1897 Litho Dragon 4c in 2 panes, in total of 40 stamps, with missing one row of perferation in gutter variety (Chan 95). MNH with original

1897 Litho Dragon 4c in 2 panes, in total of 40 stamps, with missing one row of perferation in gutter variety (Chan 95). MNH with original gum. There should be two roles of perforation on the gutter between two panes. Only three sheets of such variety exist. 1897年日本版蟠龍4分，兩盤格共40枚新，中間過橋漏一排齒孔（陳目95），原膠無貼，品相極佳。正常而言過橋間應有兩排齒孔。日本版蟠龍4分過橋漏齒兩盤格僅見三件。

China Imperial Post

China Imperial Post Postage due stamps

China Imperial Post

Lot 86

1,700.00 HKD

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1902-1903 Coiling Dragon unwmk 2c in horizontal pair, with imperf between variety (Chan 118g), MNH with original

1902-1903 Coiling Dragon unwmk 2c in horizontal pair, with imperf between variety (Chan 118g), MNH with original gum. 1902至1903年蟠龍無水印2分橫雙連新，帶中縫漏齒變異（陳目118g），原膠無貼。

China Imperial Post Postage due stamps

Lot 87

12,000.00 HKD

Live

1904 London Print Coiling Dragon 10c ovpt. POSTAGE DUE in 2 panes, in total of 40 stamps (Chan D6). MNH with original gum. Very Fine. Key

1904 London Print Coiling Dragon 10c ovpt. POSTAGE DUE in 2 panes, in total of 40 stamps (Chan D6). MNH with original gum. Very Fine. Key denomination of this short lived series which was issued for only 7 months and then replaced by the London 1st Print postage due stamps. 10c is the key denomination of the series, not to mention being the only known example of complete two panes. Illustration fig 3-372, p. 500 in "The Coiling Dragon" by Dr. Tzu-Mu Lin. 1904年倫敦版蟠龍1角加蓋欠資票，兩盤格共40枚新（陳目D6），原膠無貼，品相極佳。倫敦版蟠龍加蓋欠資票發行僅七個月，隨後便被倫敦一版欠資票取代。1角為當中之關鍵面值，更為存世之兩盤格新票孤例。林子牧博士著《蟠龍郵票》第500頁圖3-372原件。

China Imperial Post

China Republic of China

China Republic of China Stamp booklets

China Imperial Post

China Republic of China

China Imperial Post

Lot 187

2,200.00 HKD

Sold

1909 Hsuan Tung 2c with bottom margin, wrongly in blue (for 3c stamp) instead of green shade on the Temple of Heaven (Yang 137), MNH. Very

1909 Hsuan Tung 2c with bottom margin, wrongly in blue (for 3c stamp) instead of green shade on the Temple of Heaven (Yang 137), MNH. Very Fine. Scarce colour variety stamp. 1909年宣統2分新帶下紙邊，中央天壇圖案誤為3分票之藍色而非綠色（楊目137），無貼上品。罕見之變異票。

China Republic of China

Lot 227