China 1878-83 5ca yellow 'Candarins', thin paper, SG3a

China 1878-83 5ca yellow 'Candarins', thin paper, SG3aChina 1878 83 5ca yellow 'Candarins', thin paper, 2mm spacing, SG3a. A fine used horizontal pair by two part Shanghai seals in black. A scarce multiple of the first postage stamp issue from the Chinese Empire. The Chinese Empire Large Dragon stamps are one of the most attractive stamp issues of all time. When you soak up the intricate detail of this piece of artwork created with precise accuracy on a minute piece of paper, you cant help admire the

A brilliant mint block with original gum

she is perhaps the most recognisable of all screen icons

A fine filigree-style border design surrounds the text

Great Britain 1848 10d brown (Die 4

especially in black and a most interesting piece of postal production history particularly in that Prince Albert did not feature on any stamps issued by Great Britain

Provenance: Acquired from a 2013 Fame Bureau auction

Great Britain 1851 2d violet blue on thick Iavender tinted paper Plate 4

Dacca' Official

A fine and fresh mint example with only a slight hinge mark

The social reformer

and merge small mines

Graham Bradley