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Auction: 5018 - Stamps of Hong Kong & China
Lot: 1211

China Large Dragons Imperial Maritime Customs Post Essay 5 cash Elephant essay in black on perforated, thin, native laid paper, a horizontal block of six with sheet margin at left; a few reinforced perforations and other minor imperfections. In a very fine state of preservation for such a delicate multiple. An impressive and important block of the forerunners to the Large Dragon issue. B.P.A. Certificate (1997). Photo Estimate HK$ 500,000-700,000provenance: Sir Percival David, October 1967 (the original block of fifteen) Anna-Lisa and Sven-Eric Beckeman, October 1997

Sold for
HK$580,000