The 2024 Summer Auction - Sale 343 (June 27 - June 30, 2024)
Sale 343
f.w. SYS Kwangtung surch. 1c Silver Yuan x 3, tied by Canton cds. This cover proves that Silver Yuan is also circulated in Canton liberated area which has been liberated on 1949 (Oct 14). Top stamp trimmed. F-VF.
f.w. SYS East Szechuan surch. Silver Yuan 5c x 1, matching the domesic surface mail rate, tied by East Szechuan Lung Chang postal agency cds., Chungking arrival cds. on reverse.
f.w. Registered Mail Unit Stamp x 2, SYS $200,000 Hsi Chuan ovpt. Surface Mail Unit stamp (rarely uses on cover), tied by Hsi Chuan Chia Chiang cds., with ChungKing arrival marking. Matching domestic double registered rate Silver Yuan 35c.
f.w. SYS Shansi surch. Unit Stamp complete set, tied by ShanHsi Mien Hsien cds.
f.w. Asiatic Print Unit Stamp complete set, tied by Taipei cds. A rare philatelic cover showing the very late use of this Unit Stamps set.
including CIP ovpt. POSTAGE DUE used set with nice Ichang bisected cds., Manchukuo Regular issues and Sinkiang Revenue stamps.
all except $20 with margins, fresh MNH with pristine original gum (only hinged on margins). Very Fine in condition. This set was very rare as the entire supply from De La Rue, with the exception of a few reference sets, was surcharged with the new values due to the hyper-inflation in China at that time. This set was originally from the blocks of 4 in the Colonel Allan Kerr Collection, and was auctioned in 2003 by Zurich Asia in Hong Kong. Provenance: Colonel Allan Kerr Collection, 2003 Zurich Asia M.F. Huang Collection lot #417.