Lot# 9024

franked with one West Szechwan domestic ordinary unit stamp (5 fen) overprinted on a high value $3,000,000 stamp, together with eight basic stamps, paying a total of 35 fen, tied by Weiyuan cds “38.10.26”, and with arrival Chungking Nov 1. The franking correctly pays the domestic double registered rate of 35 fen for Weiyuan in effect from Aug 1 to Dec 6, 1949. The use of a high-denomination $3,000,000 stamp surcharged to serve as a unit stamp reflects a provisional measure during the Silver Yuan transitional period, when stamp supplies were insufficient and existing high value stamps were adapted for postal use. This cover represents a genuine mixed franking of a surcharged high-value unit stamp and basic stamps paying the double registered rate, clearly illustrating the complexities of postal operations and stamp usage during the transitional period, and is of postal history and exhibition interest.