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Auction: 16012 - Meiso Mizuhara, The Exhibition Collections, The Chinese Customs Post
Lot: 1532

China
1878-83 The Large Dragon Issue
On European Laid Paper
5ca. chrome-yellow, [13] showing the distinctive proof dots, without gum. Large margins, particularly at top. Fine and rare, only four examples recorded

Little is know about these proofs, which are in the colours of the 1883 issue on thicker paper. Most of the examples recorded are from the top row of the sheet. This 5ca. does not give any good clues; it appears to be from the top of the sheet, but this cliché was not used in the later settings

Sold for
HK$180,000