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893
1949 (23 Sept.) A Silver Yuan cover from Canton to Taiwan, on front tied by char. ‘SWATOW’ machine roller cancel, on reverse
bearing Hong Kong Unit stamps ‘Domestic Ordinary’ orange, tied by char. ‘CANTON/HOIFUNG’ cds, small part repaired, with
char. ‘CANTON/HOUMOON/22.9.49’ ‘
鲘
門
’ transit, with a few toned spots. Photo
HK$ 1,500 - 2,000
893
894
895
894
1949 (23 Sept.) A Silver Yuan cover from Qianwei, West Szechwan registered to Chengtu, on reverse bearing Silver Yuan Cheng
Chung Book Co., surcharged 4c on $3,000 orange strip of 5, tied by char. ‘WEST SZECHWAN/QIANWEI’ ‘
犍為
’, on front with
char. ‘WEST SZECHWAN/CHENGTU/27.9.49 arrival cds, with char. index ‘Registered 21’ ‘
掛廿一
’, fine. Photo
HK$ 1,600 - 2,000
895
1949 (26 Oct.) A double registered Silver Yuan cover from Yilianghsien (
彝良縣
) to Chungking, on reverse bearing Yunnan
overprinted as Half Value Silver Yuan 12c on $50 slate green in pair and block of 4 on SYS Shanghai Dah Tung print (Chan S145)
tied by char. ‘YILANG’ ‘
彝良
’ cds, char. ‘EAST SZECHWAN/SHAPINGBA/13.11.49’ transit, on front tied by char. ‘YUNNAN/
KAITONG/31.10.49’ and ‘WEST SZECHWAN/9.11.49’ transit, bilingual ‘CHUNGKING/12.11.49’ arrival cds, fine. Photo
HK$ 2,000 - 2,500
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