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802 1948 (15 Dec.) An air mail Gold Yuan cover to Tacoma, USA. Bearing Gold Yuan surcharged on various SYS issues, $1 on 40c x 3 on Paiching print, $5 on $2 on Chungking Chung Hwa print and $5 on 17c on HK print Martyrs, tied by bilingual ‘SHANGHAI’ cds. Photo HK$ 600 - 700 803 1948 (16 Aug.) meter Gold Yuan airmail envelope from Shanghai to Sweden, tied by Postage Meter $550,000 with departure bilingual c.d.s. showing scarce “Postage Paid/No.4/ U2” meter mark, all in red, very fine and rare international airmail postage for only 20 days from 1 Aug. to 20 Aug. ($150,000 surface + $400,000 airmail). Photo HK$ 16,000 - 20,000 804 1948 (16 Nov.) A mixed National Currency and Gold Yuan franking on air mail cover to Nottingham, England. On reverse, bearing SYS 3rd Shanghai Dah Tung print $5000,000 block of 8, and Gold Yuen Shanghai Union Press surcharged 1/2c on $5000 on SYS strip of 4, both tied by bilingual ‘WUCHANG’ cds. The National Currency stamps were not allowed to be used after 18th November 1948, very late usage. Photo HK$ 1,800 - 2,000 805 1948 (18 Oct.) An mixed National Currency and Gold Yuan surcharged air mail cover to Hong Kong, bearing SYS Shanghai Dah Tung 3rd print 50,000 and Gold Yuan Shanghai Dah Yeh 1/2c on $500 block of 4, top right stamp defects, each tied by bilingual ‘SWATOW’ cds, damaged at the bottom right, center folded. Photo HK$ 1,200 - 1,400 806 1948 (19 Oct.) A double registered Declared Value cover to Shanghai, bearing CNC 2nd Shanghai Union surcharged $15,000 on $4 x 3 on SYS Central Trust print and Dah Tung 3rd print $50,000, both tied by bilingual ‘SOOCHOW’ cds, hand stamped char. ‘Declared Value’ in blue green and ‘R/ Declared Value/no.415’ black frame. Surface rate: $15,000, double registered rate: $65,000, declared value: $15,000, scare usage of National Currency on a Declared Value cover during the Gold Yuan period. Photo HK$ 9,000 - 10,000

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