HK038-Main Catalogue

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1058 1949 (1 May) A Silver Yuan Postage cover to USA, on front bearing Gold Yuan surcharged on Parcel Post, $500 on $5,000 in pair, SYS Shanghai Dah Tung print $5,000 in pair, each tied char. ''TSINGTAO' cds, hand stamped 'T' in large Postage Due black circular mark x 2, 'T/35 ctms' Postage Due mark in violet cachet, matching the USA Postage Due stamps 5c and 10c x 3 on reverse. From the collection of Patrick Choy . Photo

The Gold Yuan rate $130,000 - $11,000 = Gold Yuan $119,000 x 2 (including penalty)​ Gold Yuan $236,000/$6,800 (convention rate of Gold Yuan into US cent) = US 35c.​

HK$ 28,000 - 30,000

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1059 1949 (10 Aug.) A Silver Yuan air mail cover to Chungking, bearing Unit stamps, Shanghai Dah Tung print, Domestic Ordinary, on reverse bearing Shanghai Dah Tung print, Domestic Air Mail, both tied by very neat char. ‘KWAICHOW/BATJIT’ ( 畢節 ) bilingual ‘CHUNGKING/18.8.49’ arrival cds. Photo HK$ 2,000 - 2,500 1060 1949 (11 Aug.) A Silver Yuan cover to Hong Kong, bearing Kwang Tung unit stamp, Domestic Ordinary $200 (Chan S90) tied by faint bilingual ‘CANTON’ cds. Photo HK$ 800 - 1,000 1061 1949 (12 May) A Silver Yuan cover sent to Tientsin, bearing Kwang Tung unit stamps, Domestic Ordinary $20 (Chan S89) tied by neat bilingual ‘CANTON’ cds, fine. Photo HK$ 800 - 1,000 1062 1949 (12 Sept.) A Silver Yuan cover registered to Kunming, on reverse with overprinted 'For use in Yunnan' 12c on $50 in block of 4 on SYS issue, tied by char. 'JENLIN' cds, The total value of 48d Yunnan half value was equal to Silver Yuan 20c. From the collection of Patrick Choy. Photo HK$ 1,500 - 1,800

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