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Auction: 19008 - The Lam Man Yin Collection of Small Dragons, Dowagers and 1897 Surcharges
Lot: 503

1885-88 Small Dragon Issues
Proofs and Essays
Plate Proofs Without Watermark
5ca. bistre in a top margin block of four from setting VI including clichés 2b and 5; there is a light paper bend. A fresh block. Photo

Three different types of paper were employed for the plate proofs:
Thicker paper
Thin, laid paper without watermark
Regular, watermarked stamp paper

For the later Dowager issue, the thin paper was used to check the quality of the clichés in the printing plate. The regular stamp paper would have been used when the plate had been cleaned and reset into a new setting and it is probable that the thicker paper was also used for this reason



伍分銀帶上邊紙四方連無齒樣票,橘黃色,屬第六版式,包含2b及5子模,樣票有些微彎曲,整體品相良好._x000D_ _x000D_ 有三種不同類型的紙張用作印樣,分為厚,薄及無浮水印直紋紙,通常有浮水印的是為郵票用紙,後來當慈夀票發行時,薄紙被用來檢驗印模的印刷品質,而常用郵票紙就用於當印模被清潔及重新組版時,厚紙相信都是在這情況下被使用的.

Estimate
HK$100,000 to HK$120,000