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1885-88 Customs Small Dragon collection covering all issues, total 40 stamps. A few better cancellations include a Chinkiang customs dater (15 July 1894), a registered mail postmark. 1cd (5 mint, 5 used), 3cds (15 used), 5cds (1 mint, 14 used). Photo

HK$8,000 - 9,000 282

1885 Customs Small Dragon, rough perf. 12-1/2, 1Cd. x 3, 1888 perf. 11-1/2, 5Cds., 1897 Customs Small Dragon surch. with small fgures, 1c on 1Cd. x 2, one basic stamp with broken frame at top left and lower left variety (with toned spot at lower left corner), and 5c on 5Cds., mint with gum or unused without gum, hinged, one 1Cd. used. (Chan 16, 21, 31, 33). Photo

HK$ 1,500 - 1,800 283

1885-1888 Small Dragons group of 5 stamps, including 1885 5ca Perf 12-1/2 used, 1888 1ca Perf 11-1/2 mint & used, 3ca (x2 used), 5ca used. Few faults, mostly Fine. (Chan 18-21). Photo

HK$ 1,500 - 1,600 284

1885-1888 Small Dragons range of 9 stamps, nearly all used including 1885 5ca Perf 12-1/2 (x2), 1888 1ca Perf 11-1/2 (x3), 3ca (x3), 5ca. Fine. (Chan 18-21). Photo

HK$ 3,500 - 4,000 285

1885-1888 Small Dragons range of 9 used stamps including 1885 1ca Perf 12-1/2 with partial Newchwang seal postmark. Mainly Fine. (Chan 18-21). Photo

HK$ 3,000 - 3,200 286

1885-1888 Small Dragons, small specialized collection of 4 mint & 30 used stamps selected for plate varieties, postmarks, and watermark varieties. Mounted and annotated on handmade album pages. Fine-Very Fine. (Chan 16-21). Photo

HK$ 15,000 - 16,000

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1885-88 A small selection of 11 small Dragon stamps, including 1Cd mint x 5, one used, 3Cds x 3 used, 5Cds x 2 used. Mixed condition. Chan 13-21 Photo

HK$ 1,200 - 1,500 288

1885-88 Customs Small Dragon, 1Cd. green x 18, including fve rough perf. 12-1/2 and thirteen perf. 11-1/2, all mint with gum except fve no gum, hinged, one cut straight at left, four light toning, others fne. (Chan 16, 19). Photo

HK$ 3,000 - 3,500 289

1885-88 Customs Small Dragon, 1Cd. green x 18, including two clean perf. 12-1/2 and fourteen perf. 11-1/2, all mint with gum except four no gum, hinged, one light toning, others fne. (Chan 13, 19). Photo

HK$ 3,000 - 3,500 290

1885-88 Selection of 15 Customs Small Dragon stamps, including 1Cds. x 5 perf. 11-1/2, 3Cds. x 5 perf. 11-1/2, 5Cds. x 5 (three rough perf. 12-1/2 and two perf. 11-1/2), all mint with gum, hinged, except one 1Cd. and two 5Cds. no gum, otherwise fne. (Chan 18, 19, 20). Photo

HK$ 8,000 - 9,000 291

1888 Customs Small Dragon, perf. 11-1/2, 1Cd., 3Cds. and 5Cds., fve complete sets of 3, one 3Cds. with clean perf. 12-1/2, all mint with gum, hinged, fne. (Chan 14, 16-18). Photo

HK$ 9,000 - 10,000 292

1885 Customs Small Dragon, clean cut perf. 12-1/2, 1Cd., 3Cds. & 5Cds., set of 3 complete, rough perf. 12-1/2, 1Cd., 3Cds. and 5Cds. complete set of 3, all postally used with seal chops, good to fne. (Chan 13-18). Photo

HK$ 1,400 - 1,600 293

1885 Customs Small Dragon, clean cut perf. 12-1/2, 1Cd., 3Cds. and 5Cds., complete set of 3; 1888 perf. 11-1/2, 1Cd., Cds. & 5Cds., set of 3 complete, all postally used with seal chops, light toning to fne. (Chan 13-15, 19-21). Photo

HK$ 1,400 - 1,600