The 2022 Winter Auction - Sale 339
17 – 20 December 2022
f.w. Hwa Nan Print SYS Silver Yuan 1c and 10c, tied by Canton bilingual cds. On reverse with Tsungkow transit and Swatow arrival marks. The postage of this cover was insufficient for airmail rate (15c), plus there was no airmail already at Canton. Therefore, this cover was delivered as express mail via Tsungkow to Swatow. Tsungkow turned to a forwarding hub during Aug to Oct 1949 due to chaos in Kwangtung during the civil war. Ex Mr. Patrick Choy's Collection.
f.w. SYS Kwangtung surch Gold Yuan 1c, 2-1/2c x 2 and 15c, all in block of 4, in total rate of 84c, tied by Canton bilingual cds. The cover was paying 80g double-registered airmail rate to Hong Kong. These are the only silver yuan stamps issued within Liberated Area. Only a few philatelic covers exist.