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3008 上海解放首日實寄封 Mail on the Day of Shanghai’s Liberation ​

A cover mailed to London, U.K. from Shanghai on 27th May 1949. It was franked with one revenue stamp overprinted as a 1-yuan basic currency stamp. One Yuan postage included 10 fen for ordinary mail, 60 fen for the 20 gram (2 unit weight) airmail fee, 20 fen for registered fee, along with a 10 fen overpaid. On 27th May 1949, Shanghai was liberated. This is an international registered letter sent on the day of Shanghai’s liberation​ 所示的實寄封是1949年5月27日由上海寄英國倫敦，貼印花稅票改作基數郵票1元1枚，其時平信10分、此信20克內應收航 空郵資（30分）的2倍為60分、掛號20分，合共90分，溢貼10分。1949年5月27日上海解放，是上海解放首日的國際航掛 封。​ ​ On May 27 1949, the date of posting this letter, intensive gun firings were being exchanged between the Nationalist army defending the last fortress, the Municipality Office and the PLA on the other side of Suchow River. The Post Office was located right next to the Municipality Office and yet postal services continued. Amazingly this letter managed to get into the last plane out of Shanghai.​ 1949年5月27日，地處蘇州河邊的上海政府大樓為國民政府最後的根據地，對岸己被解放軍佔領，正作最後攻擊，此上海 郵局位䖏政府大樓旁邊，很難想像在槍林彈雨中，郵政服務（包括國際航空、掛號）仍然正常運作。​ HK$ 17,000 - 20,000

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