(p.1-41) HK034-Fujian

PEOPLE’S REPUBLIC OF CHINA & LIBERATED AREAS

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4149 1949 (23 Oct.) An air mail cover from Changchow, Fukien to Goteborg, Sweden, on reverse bearing the rare Longki hand surcharged $10 on $100 yellow brown, on SYS Shanghai Dah Tung print. vertical pair x 2 and vertical strip of 4 (Yang ECL46) and $100 on Silver Yuan Unit stamp Hong Kong print Ordinary orange (Yang ECL47) all tied by char. ‘FUKIEN/LONGKI’ ‘ 龍溪 ’, total rate $180 for overseas 20g. This rate was effective from the 1st Oct. 1949, with ‘HONG KONG/ 1.11.49’ transit, Foochow was liberated on 17th Aug. 1949, extremely rare Fukien Liberated Areas issues on cover. Exhibition item. Photo HK$ 400,000 - 500,000

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