Sale 72 The Jane and Dan Sten Olsson Collection of Large Dragons Sale 4

China, 1883-85 Large Dragon thick paper 5ca. chrome-yellow, clean-cut perfs., Setting VI, a superlative example [7] from the top left corner of the sheet with complete selvedge on two sides, dazzling colour on brilliant white paper, very fine mint, mounted in top margin only, one perf. a trifle short at right. Chan 9.
Estimate HK$ 12,000 - 15,000

Provenance: Paul Hock, Robson Lowe (Zurich), 19.10.1983, lot 84.