Lot# 9097

this cover is franked with two R series issues, totaling 13,000 yuan (old currency), correctly paying the 20g international surface rate of 2,500 yuan plus the 10,500 yuan airmail surcharge per 10g. The cover bears a Canton 51.1.16 dispatch postmark and a Canton 51.1.29 transit mark on the reverse, a 13-day gap indicating that the item was likely held at the local post office or foreign mail department for inspection or batch dispatch before being released for overseas transmission. It was routed through Hong Kong and carried to Europe by Pan American Airways (PAA), ultimately reaching Stockholm. This cover vividly reflects the practical operations of China’s international airmail service during its early postwar reconstruction phase, illustrating the cautious and systematic management of the People’s Post during the transitional period. A valuable postal history item documenting Sino-European airmail exchange and postal administration in the early 1950s, of significant research and exhibition importance.