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3006 武漢 Wuhan ​

With the fall of Wuhan on 16th May 1949 the Military Control Commission took control of all the post offices in the area. On May 23, the Wuhan Military Control Command announced the invalidation of Gold Yuan. However, before the arrival of the Liberation stamps, Silver Yuan postage continued to apply.​ 武漢於1949年5月16日解放, 軍管會在5月23曰宣佈停用金元, 但在解放票還未到達時仍然採用銀元郵資。​ ​ Hankow Gold Yuan 500000 Horizontal strip of three Wuchang cds 49.05.16, the only recorded philatelic item on date of liberation.​ 漢口金元50萬橫三連，上蓋武昌1949.5.16日戳，也是記錄上唯一武漢解放當日之郵品。​ HK$ 2,500 - 3,500

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3007 最長的銀元郵資沿用期 The Long-lasting Silver Yuan Postage ​

A cover from Hankow on 8th October 1950, arrived in Shanghai on 11th October franked with one Domestic Unit Stamp which equalled to the 5 fen Silver Yuan postage for Domestic surface mail. This cover indicates that even 17 months after the liberation, Hankow post office continued to accept Silver Yuan postage​ 1950年10月8日由漢口寄，1950年10月11日抵達上海（漢口於1949.5.16上海於1949.5.27 解放), 上貼國內平信單位1枚，折合 銀元5分相等於平信郵資。很奇怪地, 在解放後十七個月, 漢口郵局, 仍然接受銀元郵資。​ HK$ 7,000 - 8,500

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