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IMPERIAL CHINA 1878-85 Large Dragons

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130 1870’s Large Dragon Essay of an unaccepted design, black on white thick card, size 11.90 x 15.10cm, proposal by the National Bank Note Company, New York. Rare. Ex. Mizuhara collection. Photo HK$ 50,000 - 60,000 131 1878 Large Dragon 3 cands, brown red imperforate proof horizontal pair on thick wove paper, wide margins all around, fine and fresh. Photo HK$ 25,000 - 30,000 132 1878 Large Dragon 5 cands yellow horizontal pair proof with ‘Extra Circle’ on thin wove paper, imperforate with large part sheet margin at the bottom. With full original gum and minor crease at the bottom. Extremely rare. Photo HK$ 80,000 - 100,000

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133 1878 Large Dragon thin paper, 1 cand to 5 cands complete set of 3, each with right sheet margin, mint full original gum very lightly hinged, nearly unmounted and very fresh colour. Chan 1-3. Photo HK$ 20,000 - 24,000 134 1878 Large Dragon thin paper, 1 cand to 5 cands complete set of 3, mint full original gum lightly hinged, 1 cand dry gum and 5 cands has a few tiny tone spots on the top perforations. Very fresh surface colour. Chan 1-3. Photo HK$ 16,000 - 20,000

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