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3094 西川局名第二次加蓋 Second Overprint of West Szechwan Post Office Name ​

Fearing the Silver Yuan stamps would fall into hands of the Communists, on 24th November, the Central Post Office in Chengtu and the neighbouring post offices reinstated the local use restrictions and overprinting of names of post offices on Silver Yuan stamps. The issuing of Second Overprint stamps came to a stop with the liberation of Chengtu on 27th December 1949.​ 害怕銀元郵票落在共黨手中，成都總局和隣近郵局，在11月24日再發行局名加蓋郵票，重新啟動 ”限制在本地使 “ 規 定。12月27日成都解放, 第二次加蓋票也停犮行。​ ​ Mailed on 22nd January 1949 sent from Tseliutsing (49.12.05), 25th December transited via Chungking, 8th January 1950 arrived in Shanghai. Obviously, a stamp is missing here. Assuming it was a 5 fen stamp, the total value on cover would be 65 fen which was the double registered express rate for a 120 gram letter. The “航空” (Airmail) on the reverse appears to coincide with the total value of 60 fen remaining stamps on cover which was the postage rate for a 80 gram airmail registered letter. This however was not possible. Tzeliutsing did not have air service and Chungking airport was closed since 28th November, two days before its’ liberation.​ 1949 年12月22日寄自自流井 (49.12.05),12月25日經重慶, 1950年1月8日抵達上海。這「自流井」第二次加蓋很明顯地這封 是有一漏票，假如是5分，那封上郵票總值為65分，相等於120克重的速遞雙掛郵資。封面蓋上” 航空 “兩字，假如沒有漏 票，封上郵票總值為60分，相等於80克重的國內航空郵資，但這是不可能的，自流井沒有航空服務，而重慶機塲在49年 11月28日己関閉。​ HK$ 22,000 - 25,000

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