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Auction: 16012 - Meiso Mizuhara, The Exhibition Collections, The Chinese Customs Post
Lot: 1624

China
1878-83 The Large Dragon Issue
3 Candareens, Setting XVI
3ca. light vermilion in a block of eight [2-1/24-26/3-21/8-18], rough perforations, large part original gum. There are some hinge reinforcements along the central perforations and the right perforations suggest this is the side of the sheet. A rare and highly important setting block in the distinctive shade of this setting

provenance: Godfrey Mellor, May 1969

Sold for
HK$75,000