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Auction: 16012 - Meiso Mizuhara, The Exhibition Collections, The Chinese Customs Post
Lot: 1517

China
1878-83 The Large Dragon Issue
Design Essays and Proofs
Dragon Design
1 mace copper plate die proof in vermilion-red on soft pelure paper, large margins all round. The design is in more detail and shows the dragon and background closely matching that of the issued stamp. There is a small thin spot behind the dragon which is a result of the natural variance in this thin paper. Unique

provenance: Sir Robert Hart,

John A. Agnew,

Sir Percival David, October 1970

Richard Canman, October 1972


It is worth observing that the design has been developed and the modifications made are now much closer to the issued design

Sold for
HK$1,400,000