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2723 1950 (17 Nov.) A cover to Taiyuan, bearing (SC3) $400 on $300 in pair, tied by char. ‘PEKING’ cds with char. index ‘Tang’ (蹚) Domestic rate $800, early usage of this stamp, with a few water stain marks and creases, with char. ‘SHANSI/20.11.50’ arrival cds on reverse. Photo HK$ 2,400 - 2,800 2724 1950 (18 Sept.) A mixed air mail cover to London, England, via Canton and forwarded in Hong Kong, bearing (SC3) $400 on $200 in pair, tied by char. ‘PEKING/POSTAL AGENCY 11’ (代 十一) A domestic rate as $800 from Peking to Hong Kong, alongside added Hong Kong KGVI 80c, tied by ‘HONG KONG/6/27.9.50’ cds, an air mail rate 80c from Hong Kong to overseas, with a tear at the top but not affecting to any stamp and bilingual ‘CANTON/22.9.50’ machine roller wave transit on reverse. Such practice of forwarding usage lasted for a very short period of time, thus the cover is a very scarce postal history item. Photo HK$ 10,000 - 14,000 2725 1950 (19 Sept.) A cover from University Darien to Hong Kong, bearing (C5NE) $5,000, tied by bilingual ‘DARIEN’ cds, a nice Northeast Currency cover. Photo HK$ 1,000 - 1,400 2726 1950 (2? Dec.) A cover from Shenyang to Shanghai, bearing (C6NE) $5,000 tied by illegible ‘SHANYANG’ cds, with bilingual ‘SHANGHAI/28.12.50’ arrival cds on reverse, a nice cover of Northeast Currency’. Photo HK$ 6,000 - 7,000

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