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540,000.00 HKD

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ONLY A HANDFUL OF LARGE DRAGON COVERS IN COMBINATION WITH USPS ARE RECORDED Only a handful of Large Dragon covers were originated

ONLY A HANDFUL OF LARGE DRAGON COVERS IN COMBINATION WITH USPS ARE RECORDED Only a handful of Large Dragon covers were originated from Chinkiang. Only a handful of Large Dragon covers in combination with USPS are recorded. 1882. Cover from Customs Chinkiang to Middletown, Conn., USA. F.w. Large Dragon thin paper 3 ca Large Dragon, tied by CUSTOMS CHINKIANG datestamp (12 Aug). Transit Shanghai (13 Aug) and transferred to USPA, where 5c US stamp affixed, San Francisco (17 Sep). Middletown, Conn. Arrival (25 Sep). Provenance: Dr Warren G Kauder, Peter Holcombe, Steve Chazen Literature: James Whang, Large Dragon Covers, number 154 (p.265) 屈指可數的混貼美國票的大龍封出自鎮江的大龍封，屈指可數。混貼美國票的大龍封，也屈指可數。 1882年8月12日，從鎮江發出，貼薄紙3分大龍票，銷海關日戳，13日經上海，移交美局，加貼5分票， 9月17日經舊金山，9月25日到達Middletown. 傳承Provenance: Dr Warren G Kauder, Peter Holcombe, Steve Chazen 著錄Literature: James Whang, Large Dragon Covers, number 154 (p.265)

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Lot 7

300,000.00 HKD

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1884 Peking (22 Jan) to Hawaii, f.w. Large Dragon thick paper, clean perf 3ca on reverse, tied by Peking Chinese seal, alongside with I.G.

1884 Peking (22 Jan) to Hawaii, f.w. Large Dragon thick paper, clean perf 3ca on reverse, tied by Peking Chinese seal, alongside with I.G. of Customs Peking cds in violet. Transit Customs Tientsin (24 Jan), Customs Shanghai (7 Feb), In combination with Japanese 5s, tied by black cork obliterator, alongside with IJPA Shanghai (20 Feb) cds. Cover opened out for display. Highly unusual destination for Large Dragon cover. With RPSL certificate. Ex- Ryohei Ishikawa. Illustration no. 242, p. 387 in "A Comprehensive Illustration on Covers of the Large Dragons" by James B Whang. 2014 (Jan) Interasia Auctions, lot 75 (Realized HKD1.15 million) 1884.1.22 北京寄夏威夷，背貼厚紙光齒大龍3分銀，銷北京中文戳記，旁鈐北京海關藍色始發日戳。1.24經天津海關，2.7經上海海關。加貼日本小判5錢，銷黑色空十字戳，旁鈐上海日本郵政代理2.20日戳。封剖開以作展示。極為稀罕冷門的目的地。附皇家郵學會證書。石川良佐舊藏。黃建斌《大龍信封存世考》第387頁第242件原件。2014年1月Interasia Auctions拍品號75，成交價港元115萬。