HK046-Main catalogue

21 1866 Shanghai Local Post, Official reprints of Large Dragon, 1 cand deep blue, full margins, hinged and toned. Printing #69. Photo HK$ 200 - 300 22 1865 Shanghai Local Post, Large Dragon, wove paper, 1 cand dull blue, with a tear at the top right corner, used. Printing #29. Photo HK$ 5,000 - 6,000 21 22 23

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23 1884 Shanghai local post, surcharged on Small dragon 2nd issue, 40 cash on 100 cash yellow, surcharge reading from top left to bottom right variety, mint and toned. Chan LS117ci. Photo HK$ 300 - 400 24 1890 Shanghai Local Post, Double Dragon no watermark, 5c rose irregular block of 15, colour printing partial missing at left stamps variety, unmounted with some toned spots on reverse. Chan LS126var. Photo HK$ 500 - 600

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25 1893 woodchop handstamped surcharged in blue on Double Dragon ‘ONE CENT’ on 20c, with error ‘HALF CENT’ instead of ‘ONE CENT’ variety, mint, small part of original gum and with Livingston pencil signature on reverse. Chan LS140a. Photo

Provenance

Isleham, Christie’s 1986 Anna-Lisa and Sven Beckeman, Zurich Asia 2nd November 2006

HK$ 80,000 - 100,000

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