Lot# 9084

paid at the inclusive rate of 13,000 yuan (Old RMB). The cover was posted at Harbin on 12 April 1952 and transited through Canton on 20 April, franked to the correct postage for a 10g airmail letter to “Other Countries,” comprising 2,500 yuan for the first 20g of international surface postage plus an air surcharge of 10,500 yuan per 10g, totaling 13,000 yuan. This period, from 1 July 1951 to 30 April 1953, was the first to adopt nationwide uniform RMB postal rates, with Northeast China aligned with the national schedule. The cover was routed south to Canton for dispatch on a Pan American Airways transpacific flight to San Francisco. It represents an early example of fully prepaid international airmail from Northeast China during the Old RMB currency system, illustrating the functioning of the People’s Post international service shortly after its reorganization in the early 1950s. A scarce and significant postal history item, well-preserved with full transit markings.