Lot 30353 – 1883 Large dragon thick paper clean cut perforations

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).