180 / 300
1080
1949 (9 Sept.) A Silver Yuan double registered cover from West Szechwan to Chungking, on reverse with West Szechwan
overprinted ‘Domestic Ordinary’ on SYS Shanghai Dah Tung 2nd print $500 in strip of 3 and SYS Chungking Hwa Nan print
4c x 5 (Chan S24, S113) tied by bilingual ‘WEST SZECHWAN/SUINING’ (
遂寧
) with complete reg. receipt attached. bilingual
‘CHUNKING/11.9.49’ arrival cds on front. Ex.
Stephen Gates collection.
Photo
HK$ 2,400 - 2,800
1081
1949 Two different pieces of the ‘Domestic Postage Paid’, each tied by bilingual ‘CANTON’ cds, minor toning. Photo
HK$ 800 - 1,000
1082
1949 (6 July) double registration cover from Wanhsien to Chungking, franked on reverse with Silver Yuan Surch. on Revenue
stamps, 4c on $100, vertical pair, and 10c on $1,000 x 2, all with framed “Wanhsien” control chops in violet (both unlisted by
Chan), tied by East Szechwan Jangtu cds’s, on front with Wanhsien 7.7.1949 transit cds and Chungking 19.7.1949 arrival cds, some
wormholes at top. Photo
HK$ 3,500 - 4,000
180
1078
1076
1077
1079