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                SHANGHAI & LOCAL POSTS
              
            
            
              3000
            
            
              1875 Shanghai Small Dragon Surcharged in blue, 3 CAND. (unbroken "D") on 16 cents green, mint no gum, very fine
            
            
              and fresh. Excellent centring for this issue. Very rare stamp of impeccable provenance, signed by A. Brun on back,
            
            
              ECL certificate included (2007). Chan LS71.
            
            
              
                Provenance
              
            
            
              
                Isleham, Christie's 1986
              
            
            
              
                Anna-Lisa and Sven-Eric Beckeman, Zurich Asia 2nd November 2006
              
            
            
              HK$ 100,000 - 120,000
            
            
              3001
            
            
              1893 Shanghai Local Post Woodchop Handstamped Surcharge in blue on Double Dragons "Half Cent" instead of
            
            
              "One Cent" error, mint original gum lightly hinged with Peter Holcombe pencil signature on back. A great rarity with
            
            
              no more than 6 surviving copies. Very fine condition for this rare stamp of impeccable provenance, ECL certificate
            
            
              included (2007). Chan LS140a.
            
            
              
                Provenance
              
            
            
              
                Isleham, Christie's 1986
              
            
            
              
                Anna-Lisa and Sven-Eric Beckeman, Zurich Asia 2nd November 2006
              
            
            
              HK$ 500,000 - 550,000