HK036 - Main catalogue

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224 1885 Small Dragon 3 candarins, rough perforations, horizontal pair imperforate between, delicate pastel-like colour complimented by seal cancellation in blue, vertical crease affects left stamp and right stamp has small surface stain, nevertheless very fine for this rarity of which there are probably less than five surviving pairs. Chan 17a. Photo Provenance: Count Philippe Von Ferrary, 1922 Arthur Hind, Phillips & Kennett, 20th November 1933 Major James Starr, Sotheby’s 11 September 1991 Anna-Lisa and Sven-Eric Beckeman, Sotheby’s and Corinphila 13th May 1999 Huang Ming Fang, Zurich Asia 21st June 2003 HK$ 450,000 - 500,000

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