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1883 Customs Large Dragon, thick paper, clean cut perforations, 3Cds. brown red with semi-circle at right of lower left "3", fne used with rich colour. (Chan 8c). Photo

HK$ 3,000 - 3,500 254

1883 Customs Large Dragon, thick paper, clean cut perforations, 3Cds. brown red, used with almost complete strike of CUSTOMS KIUKIANGAUG 26 85 cds in red, fne. (Chan 8). Photo

HK$ 8,000 - 9,000 255

1883 Customs Large Dragon, thick paper, clean cut perforations, 3Cds. brown red, used with almost complete strike of Peking seal chop in blue, very fne. (Chan 8). Photo

HK$ 2,000 - 2,400 256

1883 Customs Large Dragon, thick paper, clean cut perforations, 3Cds. vermilion, used with partial strike of CUSTOMS TAKU double-ring cds in violet, fne & scarce. (Chan 8). Photo

HK$ 7,000 - 7,500 257

1883 Customs Large Dragon, thick paper, clean perf., 3Cds. brown red, with retouched bottom frame, fne used with full strike of blue Peking seal cancel. (Chan 8g). Photo

HK$ 2,000 - 2,400 258

1883 Customs Large Dragon, thick paper, clean perforations, 3Cds. brown red, used with large part cancellation of CUSTOMHOUSEWUHU oval bilingual chop, scarce & fne. (Chan 8). Photo

HK$ 3,000 - 3,200 259

1883 Customs Large Dragon, thick paper, clean perforations, 3Cds. brown red, used with Chefoo seal chop in complete strike, rich colour, light even toning. (Chan 8). Photo

HK$ 2,000 - 2,200

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1883 Customs Large Dragon, thick paper, clean perf., 3Cds. brown red and 5Cds. chrome yellow, both used with full or almost full strike of blue Chefoo seal cancel, light age toning on back, 3Cds. small thin at lower left on back. (Chan 8, 9). Photo

HK$ 4,000 - 5,000 261

1883 Customs Large Dragon, thick paper, clean cut perforations, 5Cds. lemon yellow, used with large part strike of CUSTOMS NEWCHWANG APL 4 84 cds, very fne. (Chan 9a). Photo

HK$ 4,000 - 4,500 262

1883 Thick Paper set, used including attractive 3ca Rough Perfs variety with nearly complete Tientsin seal postmark. Fresh and Fine. (Chan 7, 9-10). Photo

HK$ 7,500 - 8,000 263

1883 Thick Paper, Clean Perfs 3 cand Red, used with fairly complete AMOY CUSTOMS MAIL MATTER oval in red. Fine. (Chan 8). Photo

HK$ 5,000 - 6,000 264

1883 Thick Paper, Clean Perfs 3 cand Red, used with partial REGISTERED postmark. Unusually clear strike, possibly the fnest known example of this marking on a Large Dragon single. (Chan 8). Photo

HK$ 4,000 - 4,200 265

1883 Customs Large Dragon, thick paper, clean cut perforations, 5Cds. chrome yellow in particular rich colour, fne used with almost complete strike of Chefoo seal chop. (Chan 9). Photo

HK$ 4,000 - 4,500 266

1883 Customs Large Dragon, thick paper, clean cut perforations, 5Cds. chrome yellow with long stroke of upper right character "Dah", rich colour, fne used with half strike of Ichang seal chop. (Chan 9b). Photo

HK$ 2,500 - 3,000