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1080 1949 (9 Sept.) A Silver Yuan double registered cover from West Szechwan to Chungking, on reverse with West Szechwan overprinted ‘Domestic Ordinary’ on SYS Shanghai Dah Tung 2nd print $500 in strip of 3 and SYS Chungking Hwa Nan print 4c x 5 (Chan S24, S113) tied by bilingual ‘WEST SZECHWAN/SUINING’ ( 遂寧 ) with complete reg. receipt attached. bilingual ‘CHUNKING/11.9.49’ arrival cds on front. Ex. Stephen Gates collection. Photo HK$ 2,400 - 2,800 1081 1949 Two different pieces of the ‘Domestic Postage Paid’, each tied by bilingual ‘CANTON’ cds, minor toning. Photo HK$ 800 - 1,000

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1082 1949 (6 July) double registration cover from Wanhsien to Chungking, franked on reverse with Silver Yuan Surch. on Revenue stamps, 4c on $100, vertical pair, and 10c on $1,000 x 2, all with framed “Wanhsien” control chops in violet (both unlisted by Chan), tied by East Szechwan Jangtu cds’s, on front with Wanhsien 7.7.1949 transit cds and Chungking 19.7.1949 arrival cds, some wormholes at top. Photo HK$ 3,500 - 4,000

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