Lot# 9102

the cover is franked with four stamps, totaling 11,800 yuan, comprising 2,300 yuan for the first 20g of international surface postage and 9,500 yuan for the airmail surcharge to Europe. The postage was precisely calculated according to the postal rates announced by the People’s Post at the time. After being posted in Shanghai, the cover was routed south via Canton and forwarded through Hong Kong, where it was carried to Europe by Pan American Airways (PAA). Addressed to postwar Berlin in the American occupation zone, this cover represents an early example of international airmail handled by the newly established People’s Postal Service, demonstrating the rapid restoration of China’s international postal connections following the regime change. It is of great significance for the study of postal and airmail history as well as early diplomatic mail routes, and stands as an important artifact documenting the resumption of Sino-European postal communication in the early years of the People’s Republic of China.