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1947 (15 Nov.) A large insurance cover issued by Military Post Office from Bolihsien (
勃利縣
) registered to Harbin, on reverse
bearing surcharge on 1st print, Chairman Mao, $50 on $2 rose red (Yang NE38) $100 on $1 pale violet single and irregular block of
7 (Yang NE40) and Chairman 2nd print $10 bright green in pair (Yang NE85) both tied by faint ‘Boli’ char. cds, plus ‘Insurance seal
stamp’ in purple x 3, each with opt. red char. ‘Free’ and tied by char. private chop in red char. circle, on front handstamped ‘Reg’
in black char. frame cachet and ‘Boli Post and Telegraph Office/169’ in black char. frame box (
勃利郵電局
) and red char. in frame
‘Replaced Insurance Cover’ (
代用保險信封
) Center vertically folded and some creasing, very rare commercial use of ‘Insurance
seal stamp’ on cover. Total rate $870. Photo
HK$ 25,000 - 30,000
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1947 (16 July) A large insurance cover from Liao-Ki Province registered to Harbin, on front tied by char. ‘HARBIN/20.7.47’ arrival
cds and (
兆安/
958) reg. label, on reverse bearing Chairman Mao, 1st print orange block of 6, and red surcharged on 1st print,
Chairman Mao $50 on $1 pale violet strip of 3 (Yang NE3, NE7) tied by the faint cds, total rate $180, with violet Insurance Seal
issued by Transportation Bureau x 6, rare. Photo
HK$ 25,000 - 30,000
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