Tradition und Erfahrung in klassischer Philatelie seit 1919

Losnr. 5291 - 321.-332. Auktion

  • Losnr. : 5291 China Kaiserreich

    1878: Large Dragon 3 ca. brown-red, thin paper, two examples, one (cliche 12) with small corner fault, the other (cliche 11) with overlapped left margin and fine, tied to 1879 Hall & Holtz cover to Shanghai by "PEKING" chop in blue; reverse with fine "I.G. OF CUSTOMS / PEKING" despatch cds (Oct 9) in blue, "CUSTOMS / TIENTSIN" transit in black (Oct 11) and "Shanghai Local Post" arrival cds (Oct 16) in blue. Despite the imperfection a most attractive cover. Illustrated in "Comprehensive Illustration of Covers of Chinese Large Dragons" by James B. Whang on page 106. Signed Holcombe.
    Ausruf : 1.500 CHF
    Zuschlag : 11.000 CHF