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58 1895 A cover to Wuhu locally, beqaring overprinted ‘Postage Due’ on 15c, tied by large ‘WUHU/LOCAL POST’ cds. Fine. Photo HK$ 500 - 600 59 1895 Wuhu Local Post, 1st overprinted ‘Postage Due’ on 1st print 1c red brown, with paper folded in the lower right corner. Mint and lightly hinged. Chan LWD8var. Photo HK$ 1,500 - 1,800

Imperial China Stamps 1878-85 Large Dragons

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60 1878 Large Dragon 3 candarins red brown pair imperforate proof on thick wove paper, extremely fine and fresh. Photo HK$ 20,000 - 25,000 61 1878 Large Dragon thin paper, 1 cand green, tied by ‘5104’ French numerals lozenge cancel, very rare. Chan 1. Photo HK$ 2,000 - 2,500 62 1878 Large Dragon thin paper, 1 cand green, tied by full strike of ‘ABERDEEN’ (England) cancel, a small tone mark on left side. Chan 1. Photo HK$ 2,000 - 2,500 63 1878 Thin paper, 3 cands red brown, mint and dry gum. Chan 2. Photo HK$ 3,000 - 3,500 64 1878 Thin paper, 3 cands red brown, mint and no gum, with a violet pen mark on reverse. Chan 2. Photo HK$ 3,000 - 3,500 65

1878 Large Dragon thin paper, 3 cands vermillion, tied by small part of blue seal chop and over struck large ting ‘LANSING. MICH’ cancel in black, fine and rare. Chan 2. Photo HK$ 2,000 - 2,500

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