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491 1949 (13 July) A double registered Silver Yuan cover to Chungking, on reverse bearing local overprinted ‘KANGTING’ on surcharged revenue 4c on $3,000 and 19c on $1,000, both in pair and each tied by bilingual ‘KANGTING’ cds, with bilingual ‘CHUNGKING/25.7.49’ arrival cds and 2 different post office receipt attached on reverse, a rare cover with local overprinted ‘KANGTING’, only 4 covers recorded. Photo HK$ 6,500 - 7,000 492 1949 (16 Aug) A Silver Yuan cover registered to Chungking, on reverse bearing local overprinted on SYS Chungking Hwa Nan print 1c strip of 3 and surcharged revenue 4c on $3,000 x 8, tied by char. ‘WEST SZECHEAN WINGHSIEN/SINGGAAICHAN’ ( 四川榮縣/成佳鎮) cds, with bilingual ‘CHUNGKING/18.8.49’ arrival cds and 2 different post office receipt attached on reverse’. Photo HK$ 3,500 - 4,000

493 1949 (7 Nov.) A Silver Yuan cover registered to Chungking, on front bearing local overprinted surcharged revenue 10c on $50 in pair, tied by char. ‘WEST SZECHEAN WINGHSIEN/ SINGGAAICHAN’ (四川榮縣/成佳鎮) cds, with bilingual ‘CHUNGKING/9.11.49’ arrival cds on reverse’. A small tear at right side. Photo HK$ 3,500 - 4,000 494 1949 (8 Oct.) An overpaid Silver Yuan cover to Canton (probably) on front bearing Kwangsi surcharged on SYS 2c on $300,000 and East Szechwan surcharged on SYS 2 1/2c on $500, tied by bilingual “WATLAM’ cds, on reverse bearing Kwangsi surcharged 1/2c on $500,000 x 4, tied by bilingual ‘CANTON/10.10.49’ machine cancel, since the Ministry of Justice had moved to Chungking, there is also a bilingual ‘CHUNGKING/9.11.49’ cds. Photo HK$ 4,500 - 5,000

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