The 2024 Winter Auction - Sale 344 (December 14 - December 17, 2024)

Sale 344

December 14 - December 17 2024, Hong Kong
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Lot# 9001
Starting Price: 2,400 HK$
Hankow Gold Yuan 500000 vertical strip of three, canceled by Wuchang 1949 (May 16) cds., the only recorded philatelic item on date of liberation of Wuhan.

With the fall of Wuhan on 16th May 1949, the Military Control Commission took control of all the post offices in the area. On May 23, the Wuhan Military Control Command announced the invalidation of Gold Yuan. However, before the arrival of the Liberation stamps, Silver Yuan postage continued to apply.

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Lot# 9002
Starting Price: 2,400 HK$
1949 (Jun 6) Kiangsi Nanchang to Fuliang Silver Yuan cover,
f.w. Kiangsi Domistic Unit Stamp x 1, tied by Nanchang cds., with Kiangsi Fuliang arrival cds. on reverse. This cover is a proof that by June 1949, the People's Liberation Army was in complete control of the postal routing downstream Yangtze River.
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Lot# 9003
Starting Price: 5,000 HK$
1949 (Jul 3 & 21) two Wusih local covers,
both f.w. Gold Yuan $3 block of 10, total rate $30 Gold Yuan. Wusih was liberated on 1949 (Apr 23) and the domestic ordinary postage is RMB30. This is a post-liberation usage example of Gold Yuan in Wusih. Extremely rare. One of the cover with certification.
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Lot# 9004
Starting Price: 2,000 HK$
1949 (Jul 30) Nanchang to Shanghai Silver Yuan cover,
f.w. Kiangsi Domestic Unit stamp, tied by Nanchang cds., with Shanghai arrival cds. on reverse. This cover is the proof that by June 1949, the People's Liberation Army was in complete control of the postal routing downstream Yangtze River. Nanchang was liberated on May 22. This is a post-liberation usage example of Silver Yuan Unit stamp.
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Lot# 9005
Starting Price: 4,400 HK$
1949 Fukien Silver Yuan Unit Stamp bisected 2c used piece, used with Kaoshanshi bilingual cds.,

Kaoshanshi was liberated on 1949 Aug. This is a post-liberation usage example of Silver Yuan stamps. This biesected stamp is the other half of the bisected stamp franked on the cover auctioned by Zurich Asia in 2019 as part of Patrick Choy's Collecion, Lot 3035. The only one known.

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Lot# 9006
Starting Price: 6,500 HK$
1949 (Aug 12) Chinese style cover from Kiangsi to Hangchow,
franked on reverse Kiangsi Domestic Unit stamp x 1, tied by Kiangsi Wanan cds., on front with Chekiang Hangchow arrival cds. Wanan was liberated on Aug 8. This is a post-liberation usage example of Unit stamp.
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Lot# 9007
Starting Price: 8,000 HK$
1949 (Aug 17) Ichang to Shanghai Silver Yuan cover,

franked on reverse Chungking Huanan Print SYS Basic Stamp 1c x 3, 4c x 1, total value 7c Silver Yuan, matching the domestic ordinary 5c postage, the 2c was over-franked, tied by Hupei Ichang cds., along with Shanghai arrival cds. Ichang was liberated on Jul 18. This is a post-liberation usage example of Basic Stamps.

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Lot# 9008
Starting Price: 14,000 HK$
1949 (Aug 22) Hunan Liuyang Kuantu to Changsha Silver Yuan cover,
franked on reverse Hunnan Silver Yuan Basic stamp 1c, Revenue surch. 4c, total value 5c Silver Yuan, matching the domestic ordinary postage, tied by Kuantu postal agency cds., along with Hunnan Changsha arrival cds. Liuyang was liberated on Jul 19. This is a post-liberation usage example of Basic Stamps.
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Lot# 9009
Starting Price: 1,600 HK$
1949 (Aug 24) Hwanan SYS 10c ovpt. I Tu in pair,

used with Hupei I Tu cds. I Tu was liberated on July 15. Rare to see stamps ovpt. with Hupei Post Office name and the piece is even rarer.

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Lot# 9010
Starting Price: 6,000 HK$
1949 (Aug 31) Foochow to Shanghai Silver Yuan cover,
f.w. Domestic Ordinary Unit Stamp x 1, matching the domestic ordinary postage, tied by Foochow cds., with Shanghai arrival cds. on reverse. Foochow area's Gold/Silver Yuan exchange rate and airmail rate were quite different from other areas. To prevent arbitraging, in July, machine and handstamped overprint "Foochow" stamps were issued. Only two machine overprints "Foochow" Silver Yuan postage in liberated area covers recorded.
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Lot# 9011
Starting Price: 600 HK$
1949 (Sep 8) Hwanan SYS 4c ovpt. Chang Yang piece,

tied by Chang Yang cds. Chang Yang was liberated on July 23. Rare to see stamps ovpt. with Hupei Post Office name and the piece is even rarer.

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Lot# 9012
Starting Price: 5,000 HK$
1949 (Oct 18) Canton to Swatow Silver Yuan cover,

mailed on 18th October 1949 from Canton (49.10.14) via Tsungkow (49.08.16) on 11th November, arrived in Swatow (49.10.24) on 15th November; affixed one Hwa Nan SYS 1 fen and one 10 fen; total value 11fen was not adequate to pay for the 15 fen domestic airmail rate. However, Canton was already liberated at that time and airmail service was no longer available. This letter was handled by express (postage 10 fen). At the time war was still raging along Kwangtung coastal area. This letter had to be routed through Tsungkow to reach Swatow.

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