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1850
1950 Master die proof of the unissued Chinese People's
Post East China Agricultural Production design stamp,
printed by Nanking Printing Co., $200 scarlet x 2 and the
unissued Postage Due stamp $200 scarlet, all printed on
a buff paper sheet, size 95 x 130mm. Very rare only two
know existing. Exhibition show piece. With Experts &
Consultants cert. 2007. From M.F. Huang. Photo
HK$ 50,000 - 55,000
1851
1947-49 Surch. with character "Bo" (
渤
) on Chairman
Mao & Chu The issue, $800 on $10 green x 9 (one horiz.
Strip of 3 & 6 singles), all with overprint misplaced
varieties, shifted to left, right & downwards, unused,
fine. (Yang EC185 var.). Photo
HK$ 1,500 - 2,000
1852
1947 (17 Mar.) A cover Tientsin local, bearing Victory
small size $10 in pair, tied by faint 'TIENTSIN' cds, fine.
Photo
HK$ 2,000 - 2,500
1853
1948 (23Oct.) cover fromShantungTsinan toTsanghsien,
franked on front with Shantung machine surch. with
large yuan $200 on $5 orange, tied by Shantung Tsinan
23.10.1948 cds, on reverse with Ji-Zhong (
冀中
)
28.10.1948 cds, and Tsangchow City Post Office (
滄
州市郵政局
) 29.10.1948 arrival cds, scarce postmaks,
very fine. (Yang EC128). Photo
HK$ 10,000 - 15,000
1854
1949 (9 July) ordinary express cover from Shanghai
to Hankow, bearing on front "East China Post/Postage
Paid/Shanghai (4) $60" duplex meter franking with
"SHANGHAI 9 VII 49" datestamp, all in red, also
Shanghai 9 7 38 20 cds alongside, backstamped Hankow
20.7.49 arrival cds, fine. (Hankow was liberated on 15
May, 1949.). Photo
HK$ 3,000 - 4,000
1855
1949 (28 Sept.) printed matter cover sent to England,
f.w on front Shanghai Postal Runner & Train $10 and
22nd Anniv. of Chinese People's Liberation Army $70
(paying international printed matter rate at $80), tied by
Shanghai 28.9.49 cds's, backstamped London 12 Nov
1949 duplex, fine. (Yang EC436, 444). Photo
HK$ 1,500 - 2,000
1856
1949 (14 Nov.) cover sent from Chekiang Shaohing
Howshe (
浙江紹興后社
) to Shanghai, franked on reverse
with "Temporarily Used As Revenue Stamp" opt. &
surch. in red on Foreign Wine & Beer Inspection Labels
(
洋酒啤酒查驗證
), blue, imperf., $10, vertical strip of 5
and $50 single, tied by fine strikes of Chekiang Shaohing
Howshe 14.11.1948 cds's, affixed with a reply message
slip, resent and franked with 1949 Shanghai Postal
Runner $30 and 22nd Anniversary of Chinese People's
Liberation Army $70, tied by Chekiang Shaohing
Howshe 16.11.1949 cds and Shanghai 18.11.1949 arrival
cds, with tears along edges and age toning, nevertheless
very rare with revenue stamps as postage and had not
been treated as postage due by the post office. Photo
HK$ 25,000 - 30,000
1857
1949 (15 Nov.) An open cover reg. to Hong Kong,
bearing Chairman Mao San Yick print $70, $200,
$1,000 and Train & Postal Runner $30, tied by bilingual
'SHANGHAI' cds, with h/s 'R.R' in black frame. Photo
HK$ 1,200 - 1,500
1858
1949 (24 Nov.) cover from Shanghai to Harbin, bearing
on front "East China Post/Postage Paid/Shanghai (8)"
$100 machine meter franking in red, cancelled by
Shanghai 24.11.1949 cds, backstamped partial strike of
Harbin arrival cds (date illegible except "28"), light age
toning. Photo
Very scarce being usage of last date of domestic rate of
$100. New rate increased to $300 on 25.11.1949.
HK$ 10,000 - 15,000