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636 1949 (27 May) A Silver Yuan cover air mail to Hong Kong, bearing Unit stamp Domestic Ordinary and Domestic Air Mail, tied by bilingual ‘SHANGHAI’ cds. Photo HK$ 1,000 - 1,200 637 1949 (27 Oct) An insured cover to Hong Kong bearing on reverse Kwangsi Silver Yuan 5c on $20000 on 10c in pair and Peiping Summer Palace Silver Yuan 15c, cancelled by “YUNGNING’ dotted rim cds with” insurance”, An exceptionally rare and outstanding commercial usage, roughly opened at right. Chan S83, S31. Photo HK$ 4,000 - 4,500 638 1949 (29 Oct.) An air mail Silver Yuan cover registered to Kunming locally, on front hand stamped registered in black frame and bilingual ‘CHUNGKING/29.10.49’ transit, on reverse, bearing SYS Chungking Hwa Nan print 20c in pair, tied by char. ‘Temporary Post Office’ cds, alongside with char. ‘Kunming/Delivery Counter/30.10.49’ (昆明/投遞枱) arrival cds, Kunming was liberated on 9th Dec. 1949. Photo HK$ 1,200 - 1,500 639 1949 (3 May) A local envelope bearing 1c. black on yellowish paper temporary label for printed matter and newspapers, cancelled by ‘YUNGNING (NANNING)’ dotted rim cancel, since these were for printed mail matter, most of these envelopes were discarded (thrown away), very fine and an early date. Photo HK$ 2,500 - 3,000 640 1949 (4 May) An airmail cover to Air Force Base, Hsinchu, Taiwan, on reverse bearing Tsingtao Silver Yuan SYS surcharge 4c on $5,000 turquoise and 6c on $500 mauve, tied by bilingual ‘TSINGTAO’ cds and ‘DAXI’ arrival cds, date not clear, paying the correct airmail rate of 10c. An attractive early official usage of Tsingtao silver yuan stamps and very rare cross-Strait usage from the mainland to Taiwan. Toned. Chan S200,S201. Photo HK$ 7,500 - 8,000

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