Lot# 9077

franked with three Northeast China Liberated Area Stamps, totaling 125,000 yuan, tied by “Harbin 50.11.14” cds and ,with “HAIFA 28.11.50” transit on reverse. The rate was composed of 25,000 yuan for the first 20 g of international surface letter postage and 100,000 yuan airmail surcharge per 10g for “Other Countries,” making the franking fully correct. During this postal period, the airmail surcharge for “Other Countries” was reduced from 105,000 to 100,000 yuan, a 4.8% decrease, reflecting the postal authorities’ gradual regional adjustment of overseas postage rates prior to full currency unification, ensuring the continuity of international airmail operations. The mail was routed via Hong Kong, and likely carried by British Overseas Airways Corporation (BOAC) or Qantas Empire Airways through the Middle East to Israel. A rare early PRC airmail cover to Israel, precisely franked and correctly routed, this item represents a valuable example of international correspondence carried under the Northeast currency postal system. It provides important evidence of China’s continued foreign postal exchanges during the early 1950s monetary transition, and holds exceptional significance for postal history research and exhibition.