Lot# 9028

franked with two stamps (including one 2 fen Fukien Machine Surcharged Basic stamp), paying a total of 6 fen, tied by Hanjiang cds. This cover correctly pays the 6 fen international printed matter rate in effect from Jul 5 to Aug 21, 1949. The Fukien Postal District issued Basic stamps in May 1949, in both handstamped and machine surcharged types, produced by surcharging Gold Yuan stamps to meet postal needs during the Silver Yuan transitional period; mixed frankings of different types are commonly encountered on commercial mail. This cover illustrates the actual operation of outward printed matter mail in the early Silver Yuan postal period and possesses solid postal history and exhibition value.