Lot# 9141

The 2024 Winter Auction - Sale 344 (December 14 - December 17, 2024)   December 14 - December 17 2024, Hong Kong

Lot# 9141
Starting Price: 14,000 HK$
Hammer Price: 14,000 HK$
1949 (Jun 10) Gold Yuan and Silver Yuan combination registered cover, from Kwangtung Swatow to San Francisco, U.S.

franked on both sides SYS Golden Yuan Stamps x 23 ($411,000 Golden Yuan) and Silver Yuan x 14 (42c Silver Yuan), tied by Swatow cds. The exchange rate of Golden and Silver Yuan is around 1f: GY$137,000 then. $411,000 Golden Yuan equals to 3c Silver Yuan. Total value 45c Silver Yuan, matching the international double registered postage rate. Very rare combination cover.