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lot # 565 - übersee china kaiserreich

Thursday Jun 10, 2021 09:00 Europe/Zurich

Printed at the Statistical Department in Shanghai 1878: The Essay Sheet of the 5 candarin in brownish-ochre, on thick paper, Setting I, perforated 12½, with the additional extra circle near the left claw of the Large Dragon, the sheet with near complete outer sheet margins, missing just a 10 mm. section of the outer margin at lower right, in a rich deep shade and perfectly centred; one or two black surface specks where the ink had not correctly suffused and possibly the reason why the brownish-ochre shade was not selected as the issued colour, horizontal crease along the lower row and minor bend on position 1, ungummed. The sole recorded sheet with Trial perforation 12½ as would later be adopted. One of the most significant items in all Chinese Classic philately, an Exhibition piece of the highest calibre for the connoisseur and an entirely unique Museum piece of the greatest importance to Chinese heritage.rnrnProvenance: Collection of Sir Robert Hart, Second Inspector-General of China's Imperial Maritime Custom Service from 1863 to 1911.rn                   Collection of Sir Percival & Lady David, RL, London, 9 Nov 1965.rn                   Collection of Anna-Lisa and Sven-Erik Beckeman, Sotheby's & Corinphila, Sale 3, Hong Kong, 7 Oct 1997, lot C68.

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