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1949 (29 Sept.) A Sliver Yuan cover from Shanghai to Tientsin, tied by 'East China Post/Postage Paid/Shanghai/0.35c' machine
frame chop in red, alongside h/s trilingual 'Unclaimed' frame chop in blue, with complete receipt of 'Unable to send' in Chinese. on
reverse with bilingual 'TIENTSIN/4.10.49' arrival cds, returned to sender with bilingual 'SHANGHAI/28.10.49' arrival cds. A rare
cover sent during the transition from Republic of China to People's Republic of China. Photo
HK$ 12,000 - 15,000
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1949 (2 Sept.) An air mail cover from Canton reg. to New York, USA. On reverse bearing SYS Chungking Hwa Nan print 20c
peacock blue x 3, Postal Union $1 orange and Kwangtung Unit stamps Domestic Ordinary on $30 tied by bilingual 'CANTON' cds,
with 'SAN FRANCISCO/8.9.49' transit and oval 'NEWYORK/9.9.49' arrvial cancellation. with dirt marks on cover. Photo
HK$ 3,000 - 4,000
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1949 (23 Sept.) A Silver Yuan air mail cover from Kulangsu to New York, USA. Bearing Unit stamp HK print Domestic Ordinary
orange, SYS Chungking Hwa Nan print 10c purple and 20c peacock blue in pair, tied by bilingual 'AMOY' dotted rim cancellation.
Fine. Photo
HK$ 1,200 - 1,500
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1949 (26 Sept.) registered Kiupeh Hsien Government Official envelope sent to Kunming, franked on reverse with Yunnan Half
Value Silver Yuan Surch. on Dr. SYS 12c on $50 slate green, vertical pair and 30c on $20 brown purple, vertical pair, all tied by
Yunnan Kaiyuan 26.9.1949 cds's, and Kunming Delivery Counter (
昆明投遞林桌
) 27.9.1949 arrival cds, two top stamps cut
straight at top opening, otherwise fine. Photo
HK$ 1,500 - 2,000
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1949 (14 Feb.) cover sent from Tsingshih to Changsha, bearing on front "Domestic Postage Paid Tsingshih" octagonal handstamp,
Tsingshih 14.2.1949 cds, on reverse with small partial strike of Changsha arrival cds, flap at top missing, otherwise fine. Photo
HK$ 1,200 - 1,500