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3022 加蓋鄂西郵局名 Overprinted with names of West Hupeh local post offices ​

Since May 1949, the conversion rate between Gold and Silver Yuan varied significantly from location to location. To reduce arbitraging, on 18th June the General Post Office in Chungking instructed the local post offices (including Hupeh) to have their locality identification overprinted on the Unit and Basic stamps to indicate the restricted usage at the local post offices. During the second half of July when the Gold Yuan was abolished, the Nationalist post offices stopped selling the post office name overprint. The following two covers could imply that the Military Control Commission would adopt the locality restriction in Shisi/Ichang Liberated Area.​ 在這時期，郵票加蓋郵局名字，是跟制郵票只可用於出售郵局，防止低買髙賣牟利，宜都加蓋雙連和長陽加蓋實利封， 可以佐證宜沙區在解放後初期，軍管會亦採用這限用政策。​ ​ 宜都局名加蓋雙連 Itu overprint name of post office pair, Itu cds 24th August 1949 (49.07.16)　宜都戳 49.08.24 (49.07.16) ​

HK$ 3,300 - 3,500

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3023 長陽局名加蓋實寄封 Changyang Post Office overprint name Cover ​

21st November 1949 mailed from Changyang (49.07.23), 24th November transited Itu (49.07.26), 30th November transited Shasi (49.07.18), 7th December arrived in Hankow (49.05.27). Franked with Hwa Nan Basic 1 fen and 4 fen. Value on cover 5 fen was the domestic rate. There are less than five Hupeh post office overprinted with name covers known to exist and is the only post liberation cover. ​ 1949年11月21日由長陽 (49.07.23) 寄,11月24日經宜都 (49.07.26),11月30日經沙市(49.07.18),12月7日抵達漢口(49.05.16);上貼華 南基數票4分,1分各1枚, 總值5分相等於國內平信郵資. 鄂西郵局名加蓋實寄封,存世不足五件, 而此長陽封是唯一解放後沿 用。​ HK$ 17,000 - 20,000

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