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827 1949 (13 Mar.) An air mail cover from Shanghai reg. to USA, on reverse, bearing Gold Yuan SYS Dah Tung print. $100 in pair, $500 single and block of 4, $1,000 block of 6 and block of 8, and Gold Yuan Parcel Post surcharged $500 on $5,000 in pair, both tied by bilingual ‘SHANGHAI’ cds, ‘SAN FRANCISCO/25.3.49’, ‘BALTIMORE/26.3.49’ arrival cds, on front with ‘Passed Free/U.S.Customs/at Baltimore,Md.’ oval cancel in violet, ‘Letter Package/ Collect Ten Cents’ in two violet straight lines. Since the envelope was mailed at the old postal rate on the first day of the new international rate which was increased from Gold Yuan $17,700 to $33,500 for an international registered airmail letter between 110 and 120g, however it was untaxed and accepted at the old rate. This cover is what some people refer to as a ‘grace period’ cover, some toning. Photo HK$ 4,500 - 5,000 827

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828 1949 (15 Feb.) A Gold yuan air mail registration cover from Kweiyang to Peiping, on reverse bearing Gold Yuan San YI surcharged $1 on 40c red brown strip of 4 on SYS Central Trust print and Shanghai Shun Fat surcharged 50c on $6,000 rose lilac on SYS Shanghai Dah Tung 2nd print, tied by bilingual ‘KWEIYANG’ cds, on front with bilingual ‘PEIPING/22.6.49’ arrival cds, and hand stamped in violet char. ‘North District Controlled Area’ ‘ 北區管轄行 ’, a nice cover illustrating ROC and Communist post offices interacting. Photo HK$ 3,500 - 4,000 829 1949 (26 Mar.) A large Remittance cover ( 僑批封 ) from Swatow to Bangkok, on front bearing Gold Yuan SYS Shanghai Dah Tung print $500 and Gold Yuan surcharged on Parcel Post $200 on $3,000 and $1,000 on $10,000 in pair, tied by bilingual ‘SWATOW’ cds, on reverse with the same stamp $1,000 on $10,000 large block of 50 (10 x 5) 2 stamps defects, tied by bilingual ‘SAWTOW’ cds, total rate $50,700, a high postal rate and large multiple Gold Yuan cover before April 1949, a few creases. Photo HK$ 2,500 - 3,000 144