33
        
        
          4225
        
        
          4226
        
        
          4227
        
        
          4228
        
        
          4229
        
        
          4226
        
        
          1950 (21 May) A cover from Lanchow reg. to Beijing, on reverse Sian opt. on SYS Dah Tung print $20 brown purple block of 4
        
        
          and block of 6 (Yang NW47) and Lanchow opt. on SYS Dah Tung print $1,000 blue strip of 3 (Yang NW78) both tied by bilingual
        
        
          'LANCHOW' cds, with char. 'PEKING/29.5.50' arrival cds with char. index 'Reg.' (
        
        
          掛
        
        
          ), fine. Photo
        
        
          HK$ 800 - 1,000
        
        
          4227
        
        
          1950 (30 May) A cover from Xian to Tientsin, bearing Xian overprinted on Unit stamps 'Surface Mail' brown orange (Yang NW39),
        
        
          tied by bisected char. 'XIAN CITY/Delivery Department' cds, with bilingual 'TIENTSIN/3.6.50' arrival cds and machine roller
        
        
          arrival, fine. Photo
        
        
          HK$ 1,000 - 1,400
        
        
          4228
        
        
          1950 (8 June) A cover from Xian to Shanghai, on reverse bearing Xian overprinted on Unit stamps 'Surface Mail' brown orange
        
        
          (Yang NW39), tied by bisected char. 'XIAN CITY/Delivery Department' cds, with bilingual 'SHANGHAI12.6.50' arrival cds, some
        
        
          toning. Photo
        
        
          HK$ 1,000 - 1,400
        
        
          4229
        
        
          1950 (6 Aug.) A cover from Tihwa to Canton, bearing the rare Sinkiang handsurch. 'People's Post' on UPU stamp in violet, tied by
        
        
          bilingual 'TIHWA' cds, fine. Photo
        
        
          HK$ 2,500 - 3,000
        
        
          
            Port Arthur & Dairen Area
          
        
        
          Ex. 4230
        
        
          Ex. 4231
        
        
          4230
        
        
          1946 (April) Liaoning Posts hand surcharge on Japan stamps complete set mint never hinged with duplicate $5 on 6s and 20c on 3s
        
        
          inverted surcharge; 1946 (1 May) Transfer of Administration on 1st April and Labour Day hand surcharge on Manchukuo stamps
        
        
          complete set mint never hinged. Yang AD1-9, 1a. Photo
        
        
          HK$ 1,500 - 2,000
        
        
          4231
        
        
          1946 (1 July) 9th Anniversary of Outbreak of War with Japan complete set; 1946 (15 August) 1st Anniversary of Japanese Surrender
        
        
          complete set; 1946 (10 October) 35th Anniversary of Chinese Revolution complete set; 1946 (19 October) 10th Anniversary of
        
        
          Death of Lu Xun 2 complete sets, one with character varieties listed as Yang AD19/21D;  1947 (20 February) 29th Anniversary of
        
        
          Red Army Day complete set. A few additional stamps with character varieties, mostly mint never hinged, some toning and other
        
        
          faults. A rare assembly. Yang AD10-24. Photo
        
        
          HK$ 7,000 - 8,000
        
        
          4232
        
        
          1947 (1 May) International Labour Day surcharge and (15 September) Chinese Kwantung Postal Service surcharge on
        
        
          Manchukuo stamps complete set mint never hinged, some gum skips as usual; 1948 (August) Kwantung Postal Administration
        
        
          surcharge $20 & $50 used, $100 mint never hinged. Yang AD25-31, 35-37. Photo
        
        
          HK$ 5,000 - 6,000