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Auction: 16012 - Meiso Mizuhara, The Exhibition Collections, The Chinese Customs Post
Lot: 1681

China
1878-83 The Large Dragon Issue
5 Candareens, Setting VII
A 'reconstruction' of this setting which includes the rough perforation block of four [17-7/10-22] and the irregular block of six [15-9/19-2-21-14] cancelled by Peking seals in blue. The block of four is in a pale lemon shade, is fine and signed by Holcombe; the block of six in in chrome-yellow, there are a few perf. faults at top, otherwise fine. The single stamps have not been correctly identified and include one very fine stamp cancelled by part "i.g. of customs/peking" c.d.s.

provenance: Paul Hock, October 1983 (both blocks)

Sold for
HK$110,000