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2537 1949 (19Apr.) A reused cover sent fromYuci locally, on reverse bearing Hotesh surcharged ‘North China People’s Post’ on Chairman Mao with Harvest $1 on $60 rose pink and Bird on Globe, $5 on 2c brown (Yang NC307, NC314) each tied by single ring bisected ‘YUCI’ ‘ 愉次’ cds. Photo HK$ 8,000 - 9,000 2538 1949 (Mar.) A cover to Tientsin, on reverse bearing Shih Kia Chang $6 pale claret (Yang NC330) tied by char. ‘HOPEI’ cds, with bilingual ‘TIENTSIN/25.3.49’ arrival cancel. Fine. Photo HK$ 1,000 - 1,400

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2539 1949 (2 Aug.) An opened mixed franking cover from Tientsin to Peiping, on front bearing the 28th Anniv. of Chinese Communist Party $50 orange (Yang NC383) and on reverse bearing Peking surcharged with ‘Temporarily used for’ $10 on $300 strip of 3 (Yang NC362) both tied by bilingual ‘TIENTSIN’ cds, with bilingual ‘PEIPING/3.8.49’ arrival cds. Photo HK$ 3,000 - 4,000 2540 1949 (14 Oct.) An air mail cover from Tientsin registered to Paris, France, via Hong Kong, bearing Peking surcharged on SYS with ‘Temporarily used for…’ ‘ 暫作 ’, $300 on $700 red brown, $500 on $500 green in pair (Yang NC367, NC368) both tied by bilingual ‘TIENTSIN’ cds. with bilingual ‘TIENTSIN/21.10.49’ transit, damaged at top right corner, ‘HONG KONG/9.11.49’ transit on reverse. Photo HK$ 4,000 - 5,000

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