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163 1878 Large Dragon thin paper 3 cands brown red, with minor broken plate variety, showing figure ‘3’ both broken, tied by full ‘PEKING’ blue seal chop. Chan 2var. Photo HK$ 1,500 - 2,000 164 1878 Large Dragon thin paper 5 cands orange, horizontal pair with left sheet margin, mint full original gum, hinged on one stamp only, very fresh surface colour. Chan 3. Photo HK$ 16,000 - 20,000 165 1878 Large Dragon thin paper 5 cands orange, tied by ‘CUSTOMS/KIUKIANG’ cds in red, very fine. Chan 3. Photo HK$ 3,500 - 4,000 166 1878 Large Dragon thin paper 5 cands orange, tied by ‘CUSTOMS’ cds in red, very fine. Chan 3. Photo HK$ 2,000 - 2,500 167 1878 Large Dragon thin paper, 5 cands bister, tied by small part Customs cancel and part of single ring ‘NEW?’ foreign cancellation (it could be NEWYORK) very fine and rare. Chan 3b. Photo HK$ 5,000 - 6,000

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168 1878 Large Dragon thin paper 5 cands bistre, tied by ‘CUSTOMS/TIENTSIN/7.12.78’ cds, fine and rare. Photo 169 1878 Large Dragon thin paper 5 cands bister, tied by ‘SHANGHAI CUSTOMS/MAIL MATTER’ cancel in oval black. Chan 3b. Photo HK$ 3,500 - 4,000 170 1882 Large Dragon wide margin, 1 cand to 5 cands complete set of 3, mint, 1 cand and 5 cands regummed, 5 cands with a few pin holes, 3 cands faded colour and no gum. Chan 4-6. Photo HK$ 25,000 - 30,000 171 1882 Large Dragon wide margin, 1 cand green with part of papermaker’s watermark, used. Very rare. Chan 4h. Photo HK$ 6,000 - 7,000 HK$ 5,000 - 6,000

172 1882 Large Dragon wide margin, 1 cand green , tied by part of ‘I.G. OF CUSTOMS/PEKING’ cds and ‘PEKING’ seal chop in blue, fine used. Chan 4. Photo HK$ 4,000 - 4,500 173 1882 Large Dragon wide margin, 1c green, tied by black seal chop and single ring ‘WASHINGTON’ cancellation in black, very fine and rare. Chan 4. Photo HK$ 9,000 - 10,000

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