Thursday, March 22, 2012

Golden Dragon (China SG55) from 1897

Off recently i had been hearing that there has been increase in people about collecting Chinese rarities. Stanley Gibbon has reported that "Golden Dragon" (China SG55) from 1897 is estimated to had been only printed in 300 numbers. In 2006, this SG55 from China was cataloged at £18,000. Now it's valued at £100,000

Paul Fraser Collectibles has reported that this piece of 10 cent on 12 candarin deep orange stamp from an 1897 issue was highly desirable example of popular Dowager stamp and therefore estimated at HK$500,000-600,000. at January 2012 sale at Hong Kong.

It is believed that only 14 unused and 51 used variety had bee known so far.

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