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1887

1952-57 Group of six Chinese Volunteer Army covers, all bearing "Chinese Military Post" cds's in black or red, defective, creased and age toning. Photo

HK$ 1,000 - 1,200 1888

1952 (20 Mar.) Bill for using "Postage Already Paid" mail sent in bulk and paid in lump sum, franked with "People's Post Kwiyang $12,000" label (with background design), perforated, cut half, also bearing Hunan Kweiyang 52.3.20 cds, with one toning hole, otherwise fne. Photo

HK$ 1,000 - 1,200 1889

1952 (1May) First Day cover fromTientsin to Shanghai, f.w. on front International Labour Day, complete set of 3, tied by special Tientsin First Day commemorative cachet in purple, on reverse repeated same, and Tientsin 11 52.5.1 cds, light age toning; plus a sheet franked with same issue set of 3, tied by similar Peking First Day special commemorative cachets in red, fne. Photo

HK$ 1,000 - 1,200 1890

1952 (1 Oct.) First Day cover fromTientsin to Shanghai, f.w. on front Great Motherland (S5), complete set of 4, tied by Tientsin 1952.10.1 cds's, light age toning. Photo

HK$ 1,000 - 1,200 1891

1952 (15 Nov.) registered cover from Shanghai to Hong Kong, f.w. on front 2nd Anniv. of Chinese People's Volunteers in Korea (C19), complete set of 4, cancelled by Shanghai special First Day commemorative cachet in violet, and Shanghai 52.11.15 cds, backstamped another Shanghai cds of same date, fne. Photo

HK$ 1,000 - 1,200 1892

1952 (9 Dec.)Airmail illustrated cover to Czehoslovakia franked on both sides with total of 12 stamps including Great Motherland set (Yang S54-7) all tied by PEKING postmarks. Total franking $9,200. Photo

HK$ 1,000 - 1,100

1893

1953 (7 Jan.) offcial envelope to Chungking, f.w. on reverse Surch. on East China Chairman Mao San Yick print $50 on $10 x 10, Surch. on Shanghai Postal Runner & Train, $100 on $15 x 11, tied by Szechwan Chengtu cds's and Chungking 53.1.8 arrival cds, roughly opened at top damaging two $100 stamps. Photo

HK$ 1,500 - 1,600 1894

1953 (5May) airmail cover to East Germany, f.w. on front and on reverse Great Motherland (S3), complete set of 4, Tien An Men 3rd print, $500 x 2, Great Motherland $800 (S5-1) and $800 (S5-2), 15thAnniv. of War of Resistance against Japan $800 (C16-1), Airmail stamp 1st issue $1,000, tied by 135th Birthday of Karl Marx special commemorative cachets in red, also a large Industrial Exhibition of Democratic Republic of Germany special commemorative cachet in blue, fne. Photo

HK$ 1,000 - 1,200 1895

1953 (5 Oct.) First Day cover from Peking to Shanghai, f.w. on front 35th Anniv. of Great October Revolution (C20N), complete set of 4, tied by Peking 53.10.5 cds's, light age toning. Photo

HK$ 1,000 - 1,200 1896

1954 (6 Jan.) airmail cover to South Africa, f.w. on reverse Tien An Men 5th print $50,000, 7th print $100, Great Motherland $800 (S9-1) and 1st Anniv. of Death of J.V. Stalin $2,000 (C27-2), cancelled by PEKING 54.1.6 cds's, fne. Photo

HK$ 1,000 - 1,200 1897

1954 (7 Mar.) stampless military cover to Loyang, bearing on front a boxed " 中國軍郵派出所第六大隊 " handstamp in red and "Chinese Military Post 1954.3.7" cds in blue, backstamped Honan Loyang 13.3.54 arrival cds, roughly opened at top; 1963 two Domestic Parcel Post receipts, franked with Regular issues, Foundry Worker 8f. x 5, Flowers 5f. x 9 and TienAnMen 7th issue, $2, tied by Xinjiang Shawan Anjihai Laojie bilingual cds's dated 1963.1.10 and 1963.10.11 respectively, fne. Photo

HK$ 600 - 700