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708 1949 Gold Yuan, Sien Dai Book Co., surcharged, $50 on $50 on revenue stamp, red surcharged offset on back and inverted variety, unused and no gum as usual. Chan G86var. Photo HK$ 200 - 300 709 1949 SYS Foochow Gold Yuan surch. $200,000 on $40,000 SYS Dah Tung print block of 4, surch. misplaced horiz. variety, no gum as issued. Chan G74c. Photo HK$ 400 - 500 710 1948 Gold Yuan Nanking 2nd surcharged, 10c on $7,000 on SYS Shanghai Dah Tung 2nd print, with imperf. at the bottom and right sheet margin variety, unused and no gum as issued. With one toned spot at the top right. Photo Chan G70var. Photo HK$ 200 - 300

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711 1948 (11 Aug.) An air mail Gold Yuan postage due cover from Ceylon to Shanghai, bearing Ceylon KGVI pictorial 25c and 50c, tied by ‘OOLOMBO’ cds, alongside ‘FTS’ in black circle, plus bearing the ROC surcharged on 2nd London print postage due stamps $30,000 on $1,000 in large block of 40 (10 x 4) which is larger than the original cover, thus, those stamps were franked on both sides, total rate $1,200,000, tied by bilingual ‘SHANGHAI/24.8.48’ cds. The Gold Yuan period started on 20th Aug. 1948, rare. Photo HK$ 10,000 - 12,000

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