Auction: CSS37 - Fine Stamps and Covers of China and Hong Kong
Lot: 1527
China
Large Dragons
1883 Thicker Paper, Rough Perforations
1ca. to 5ca. set of three in fine used blocks of four. 1ca. deep bright green [4-1/13-23] from Setting VII cancelled by Shanghai seal in black with Customs Shanghai 1885 (17 Dec.) c.d.s., fine; 3ca. vermilion with four upright strikes of Peking seal in blue, fine; 5ca. chrome-yellow [24-8/1-9] of setting VI with two strikes of Tientsin seal in black. An attractive and rare set. Photo
壹分銀至伍分銀, 全套三枚四方連舊票. 壹分銀深綠色[4-1/13-23], 來自版式VII, 銷上海戳及1885年12月17日上海海關戳; 三分銀, 朱紅色, 銷四枚藍色北京郵戳; 伍分銀, 格黃色[24-8/1-9], 來自版式VI, 銷兩枚黑色天津戳; 整體品相良好, 罕見.
Estimate
HK$220,000 to HK$250,000