Lot# 9030

airmail cover sent from Towshan, Kwangtung Province to Bacolod, Negros Island, Philippines, franked with two R series issues totaling 10,000 yuan (RMB), tied by “Towshan 1950.8.10” cds and “Canton 50.8.12” transit on reverse. The cover was routed through Hong Kong, and conveyed to its destination by Philippine Air Lines (PAL), which had resumed its Manila-Hong Kong service in June 1946, replacing the former Pan American Airways (PAA) route. Posted during the Fourth Postal Tariff Period (15 July - 15 August 1950) under the unified RMB postal system, this cover was correctly franked according to the applicable rate: 2,800 yuan for the first 20 grams of international surface postage plus 7,200 yuan airmail surcharge per 10 grams to Asian destinations, totaling 10,000 yuan. The Fourth Postal Tariff Period marked the first reduction of postal rates following the economic stabilization of the new RMB system, encouraging ordinary citizens to send more correspondence by airmail to relatives overseas. Mailed from the second-class post office at Towshan, this cover demonstrates how the early PRC’s unified postal network had already extended into local communities and effectively integrated with Hong Kong’s international airmail connections. A rare and significant example of early PRC airmail communication between China and the Philippines, showing accurate franking, clear postal markings, and a complete route, of great importance for postal history research and exhibition.