Lot
4056 (
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Shanghai, 1865, Large Dragon (Antique Numerals, "CANDAREENS" plural), 6ca red brown on wove paper, Printing 33b, showing "P" in "L.P.O." slanted, without gum as issued, full balanced margins, small central thin, Very Fine appearance. Estimate $300 - 400.
Realized: $230
Lot
4057 ()
Shanghai, 1865, Large Dragon (Antique Numerals, "CANDAREENS" plural), 3ca red brown on wove paper, Printing 34, showing raised "S" of "Candareens", without gum as issued, strong color and full well balanced margins, Very Fine. Estimate $300 - 400.
Lot
4058 ()
Shanghai, 1866, Large Dragon (Antique Numerals, "CANDAREENS" plural), 3ca red brown on wove paper, Printing 34, showing raised "S" of "Candareens", no gum, full to large margins, fresh with deep color, Very Fine. Estimate $300 - 400.
Lot
4059 ()
Shanghai, 1865, Large Dragon (Antique Numerals, "CANDAREENS" plural), 12ca fawn on wove paper, Printing 35, showing high period after "O", without gum as issued, wide margins, inner top rule slightly breaking through paper (a common printing anomaly associated with this printing), otherwise Extremely Fine. Estimate $200 - 300.
Lot
4060 ()
Shanghai, 1865, Large Dragon (Antique Numerals, "CANDAREENS" plural), 12ca fawn on wove paper, Printing 35, showing high period after "O", without gum as issued, full even margins, Very Fine. Estimate $200 - 300.
Lot
4061 ()
Shanghai, 1865, Large Dragon (Roman Numerals, "CANDAREENS" plural), 1ca blue on wove paper, Printing 38a, showing inverted period after "O" in "L.P.O.", without gum as issued, large even margins, rich bold color, faint crease in right margins, otherwise Extremely Fine. Estimate $750 - 1,000.
Lot
4062 ()
Shanghai, 1865, Large Dragon (Antique Numerals, "CANDAREENS" plural), 2ca black on wove paper, Printing 41, showing inverted period after "O" in "L.P.O." and dropped "D" in "Candareens", without gum as issued, full margins, bright and fresh, Very Fine. Estimate $200 - 300.
Lot
4063 ()
Shanghai, 1865, Large Dragon (Antique Numerals, "CANDAREENS" plural), 2ca black on wove paper, Printing 41, showing inverted period after "O" in "L.P.O." and dropped "D" in "Candareens", double light line under bottom frameline, without gum as issued, large even margins, bold color, small faint margin corner crease at bottom left, otherwise Extremely Fine. Estimate $200 - 300.
Lot
4064 
Shanghai, 1865, Large Dragon (Antique Numerals, "CANDAREENS" plural), 2ca black on wove paper, Printing 41, margins close yet clear on all sides, tied by blue "Shanghae Local Post, My 25, 66" cds with second strike below on large envelope used from a non-subscriber and addressed in typical "brush hand" of a Chinese sender to "Commandant, Shanghai Municipal Council, Shanghai", with original enclosures of local maps entitled "Shanghai Municipal Council, * S.V.C. 1866 *, Soochow Creek Bridge Patrol" with "May" & "Mar 66, S.V.C. R.3" notation on reverse; cover with folds, slight soiling, erosion hole in address panel and opening tear at right edge, F.-V.F., probably deposited at the "Paou Shun" branch post office and subject to the 2 candareens rate. Estimate $25,000 - 50,000.
ONE OF THREE KNOWN ON COVER USAGES OF THE SHANGHAI 1865 LARGE DRAGON ISSUES - A GREAT SHANGHAI LOCAL POST RARITY.
This cover and map enclosure comes from a find of 5 maps and 3 covers. These apparently accompanied reports of the Volunteer Corps who reported to Commandant Hornby. The maps are dated November and December of 1865, as well as February, March and May 1866. The maps differ in the numbering of the bridges in pen, two include "Senior Patrol". The three covers include a December 1865 cover with stamp torn away and uses with two candareens stamps dated February and May 1866. (See website for complete images)
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Lot
4065 ()
Shanghai, 1865, Large Dragon (Antique Numerals, "CANDAREENS" plural), 4ca olive yellow on wove paper, Printing 42, showing inverted period after "O" in "L.P.O." and traces of ink from previous printing along inner print block at upper right, without gum as issued, large even margins, Extremely Fine and choice. Estimate $500 - 750.
Realized: $675