Lot# 9037

franked with two machine overprinted “Foochow” unit stamps (one ordinary and one airmail), tied by Foochow “49.9.9” cds. Although bearing an airmail unit stamp and “Par Avion” etiquette, no airmail service was in operation, as all aviation facilities in Foochow had been withdrawn prior to Aug 17, 1949; the cover was therefore handled as ordinary mail. An early usage following the Communist takeover of Foochow, showing the continued use of Silver Yuan postage and machine overprinted “Foochow” stamps in the newly occupied area. It clearly illustrates the transitional period of postal administration and the continuity between former and new postal systems, of postal history and research significance.