(p.1-153 HK034-LA & PRC

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2754 1950 (1 Apr.) An air mail cover Dairen to Tsingtao, on reverse the rare Tien An Men ‘For use in Luda’ $35 red (Yang AD71) tied by fine strike of the Chinese and Russian bilingual ‘DAIREN CITY POST OFFICE’ ( 大連市郵政局 ) cds, with part of the bilingual ‘TSINGTAO/4.4.50’ arrival cds. The domestic surface mail rate to another province was $35, effective from 1st Nov. 1949. Extremely rare use of this stamp on cover. Photo HK$ 40,000 - 50,000

2755

2755 1950 (12 June) A cover from Dairen to Changchun, bearing Luda Tien An Men $35 red (Yang AD71) tied by bilingual Chinese and Russian ‘DAIREN CITY POST OFFICE’ ( 大連市郵政局 ) cds, on reverse with char. ‘CHANGCHUN/13.6.50’ arrival cds, The domestic surface mail rate to another province was $35, effective from 1st Nov. 1949. Extremely rare use of this stamp on cover. Photo HK$ 40,000 - 50,000

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