Beschreibung:

1865-96, the mint and used collection with a few Large Dragons and then highly specialised from 1866 Small Dragons onwards and replete with multiples and varieties, including 1866 (Mar.), 72 Small Dragons value in cents imperf. proofs (8), 2c. vertical strip of five imperf. horizontally mint perf. 15 2c. mint (3), 1867 value in candarins imperf. plate proofs (16) in various colours including imperf. 3ca. and 6ca. blocks of four in issued colours, perf. 15 3ca. with defective "3" like "6" mint and used, 1873-75 surcharge (32) 1c. on 4c. with surcharge inverted mint (2, blue) and used (black), 1c. on 2c. perf. 15 with surcharge inverted unused (unlisted), 3ca. on 2c. perf. 12 mint and used (2), 1875 perf. 11½ 1ca. yellow on yellow mint (2), 1876 1ca. to 12ca. mint, 1877 1ca. on 3ca. rose on rose mint, 1877-80 imperf. proofs (6, one on laid paper) and perf. 15 x 11½ 20 cash. (6, one mint), 1884-86 60 cash. vertical strip of three imperf. between mint, 1886-88 unissued (essay), 40 cash. on 60 cash. perf. 11½ x 15 50 cash., 40 cash. on 80 cash. surcharged in red, 1888 (Jan.) 20 cash. (unframed) on 40 cash. with surcharge inverted (7, block of four) and 20 cash. with surcharge inverted (12, with strip of four) and surcharged in red, 1889 (Apr.) 20 cash. on 8 cash. in mint sheet (5 x 5), 1889 (6 Apr.) surcharge 100 cash. on 20 cash. on 100 cash. (6), 1889 80 cash. imperf. between pair mint, 1892 (3 Aug.) 2c. on 5c. with surcharge inverted used, 1893 (Mar.) ½c. on 15c. vertical strips of three imperf between mint (centre stamp also has double surcharge) and used, 1893 half stamps surcharged ½c. on carmine-pink block (8 x 4), ½c. on half 5c. vermilion block (10 x 5), 1c. on half 2c. panes (20 x 5) mint and used, 1c. on 2c. pair with surcharge double and inverted mint, 1893 (May-Dec.) 1c. to 20c. imperf. proofs, 1893 Dues imperf. proofs (16), 1893 Jubilee 2c. sheets of fifty (3), 1896 surcharges 4c. on 15c. and 6c. on 20c. sheets of fifty, mint, 4c. on 15c. inverted surcharges (6, three in se-tenant pairs with normals), 1896 2c. with inscriptions inverted mint, also cancellations and forgeries. An excellent collection ($1600)