Lot 30353 – 1883 Large dragon thick paper clean cut perforations
Lot 30353 – 1883 Large dragon thick paper clean cut perforations
China » Chinese Empire (1878-1949) » 1878-83 Large Dragon
Price realised
Unsold
Estimate
100’000 – 120’000 EUR
Auction date
mar. 6 déc. 2022 at 11:00 (Europe/Zurich)
Description
1883 Large dragon thick paper clean cut perforations 3ca dark vermilion, variety imperforate between, a vertical pair [24-14] setting unknown, cancelled by central strike of indistinct black seal; cert. Vachat (2009). This is one of the most important varieties of the Large Dragon issue with only three verified pairs known (a fourth pair has been reported but never pictured).Provenance: Sir Percival David (October 1970), Beckeman (November 1996) and Huang Ming Fang (June 2003).
Catalogue ref: SG 8d
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