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China Large Dragon

China Small Dragon

China Dowager

China Large Dragon

China Small Dragon

China Large Dragon

Lot 8

140,000.00 HKD

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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

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 Republic of China

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 Republic of China

China PRC

Hong Kong Queen Victoria

China Republic of China

Lot 285

4,000.00 HKD

Live

1941 New York Print SYS $2 proof in horizontal strip of 4 on piece.

1941年紐約版孫像2元無齒試印票橫四連剪片。

China PRC

Hong Kong Queen Victoria

China PRC

Lot 405

600.00 HKD

Sold

Peking-printed seven colour palette trial in complete sheet of 50, with perf shifted variety. Very rare in this

Peking-printed seven colour palette trial in complete sheet of 50, with perf shifted variety. Very rare in this format. 北京郵票廠七色環印樣票版票50枚，帶齒孔移位變異。版票相當稀罕難得。

Hong Kong Queen Victoria

Lot 1771

5,200.00 HKD

Sold

1870s Hong Kong QV stamp colour reference sheet set of 9 in vertical pair, denominations from 2c to 96c. 8c with slight ink on surface.

1870s Hong Kong QV stamp colour reference sheet set of 9 in vertical pair, denominations from 2c to 96c. 8c with slight ink on surface. According to Marcus Samuel, these colour reference sheets were produced by De La Rue for their record of the printing plates of Crown Colonies Stamp including Hong Kong, Strait Settlements, New Zealand etc. Only 1 sheet of 240 stamps of each value of each of these colonies were printed. Please see “Hong Kong QV Plate Proofs?” by William Kwan. 1870年代香港維多利亞女皇像顏色參考票直雙連共9件，面值由2仙至96仙。8仙票面帶輕微墨污。按Marcus Samuel所述，這批顏色參考票由德納羅印製，以存檔記錄英國殖民地郵票之版式。當中包括香港、海峽殖民地、新西蘭等。每個殖民地之每款面額僅印製一版240枚。詳見William Kwan著《Hong Kong QV Plate Proofs?》一文。

China Taiwan ATM/Frama labels

Lot 3423

1,000.00 HKD

Live

Taiwan "ROCUPEX '04 Taipei" ATM stamp black proof, with original folder of Dutch printer. Very

Taiwan "ROCUPEX '04 Taipei" ATM stamp black proof, with original folder of Dutch printer. Very scarce. 台灣“民國九十三年全國郵展紀念”電子郵票黑色試樣票，置於荷蘭印刷廠原封套中，十分少見難得。

Lot 3424

1,000.00 HKD

Live

Taiwan "ROCUPEX '04 Taipei" ATM stamp black proof, with original folder of Dutch printer. Very

Lot 3425

4,000.00 HKD

Live

Taiwan "Chinese Paintings - Carnes" ATM stamp black proof set of 4, with original folder of Dutch printer. Very

Taiwan "Chinese Paintings - Carnes" ATM stamp black proof set of 4, with original folder of Dutch printer. Very scarce. 台灣“胎仙圖”電子郵票黑色試樣票四全，置於荷蘭印刷廠原封套中，十分少見難得。

Lot 3428

500.00 HKD

Sold

2005 a comprehensive collection of Taiwan 18th Asian International Stamp Exhibition ATM stamps, containing about 100 stamps and 80 covers,

2005 a comprehensive collection of Taiwan 18th Asian International Stamp Exhibition ATM stamps, containing about 100 stamps and 80 covers, including variety stamps, scarce trial stamps, FDC, maximum cards, commemorative covers etc. 2005年一組豐富龐大之台灣第十八屆亞洲國際郵展電子郵票集藏，包含約100枚票及80件封片，包含變異票、極罕之試打作廢樣票、首日封、極限片、混貼封等。