The 2024 Winter Auction - Sale 344 (December 14 - December 17, 2024)
Sale 344
- (-) Remove Mr. Patrick Choy’s Collection of Silver Yuan Stamps and Postal History filter Mr. Patrick Choy’s Collection of Silver Yuan Stamps and Postal History
Displaying 25 - 36 of 195
Starting Price: 7,500 HK$
Hammer Price: 7,500 HK$
f.w. Silver Yuan x 2, total value 55 Silver Yuan, matching the international airmail postage, tied by Swatow cds. Swatow was liberated on Oct 24. This is a post-liberation usage example of Silver Yuan.
Starting Price: 9,000 HK$
Hammer Price: 9,000 HK$
f.w. Kwangsi Silver Yuan 5c, matching domestic ordinary postage, tied by Liuchow cds., on reverse with Hunan Hengyang transit and Shanghai arrival cds. Liuchow was liberated on Nov 25. This is a post-liberation usage example of Silver Yuan.
Starting Price: 12,000 HK$
Hammer Price: 12,000 HK$
franked on reverse Kwangsi 5c Silver Yuan x 9, total value 45c Silver Yuan, matching the domestic airmail double registered postage, tied by Nanning cds., along with Taiwan, Taipei arrival cds. In early December 1949, PLA had already taken over Kwangtung and Kwangsi. The letter was probably sent from Nanning to Hong Kong by service. However, due to the insurrection of the two KMT aviation companies, domestic airmail service from Hong Kong to Taiwan was not available. This letter was most likely sent by surface to Taipei. It is unthinkable that the post offices in Nanning were business as unusal on the day before liberation. Nanning was liberated on Dec 4. This is a post-liberation usage example of Silver Yuan.
Starting Price: 12,000 HK$
Hammer Price: 12,000 HK$
f.w. East Szechuan 5c, matching the domestic ordinary postage, tied by Chungking cds., with Kaifeng arrival cds. on reverse. Chungking was liberated on Nov 30 . This is a post-liberation usage example of Silver Yuan.
Starting Price: 6,000 HK$
Hammer Price: 6,000 HK$
franked on reverse East Szechwan Silver Yuan 5c, matching the domestic ordinary postage, tied by East Szechuan Cunking Shanpinpa cds., along with Shanghai arrival cds. Chungking was liberated on Nov 30. This is a post-liberation usage example of Silver Yuan.
Starting Price: 8,000 HK$
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franked on reverse East Szechuan Silver Yuan 5c, matching the domestic ordinary postage. Both Siaolungkan and Lungyinchen were Agency Offices (Class 2C) as indicated by its "代 Dai" post mark - an example of the success of the "trio-preservation" policy even at the agency level. Siaolungkan was liberated on Nov 30. This is a post-liberation usage example of Silver Yuan stamps.
Starting Price: 5,000 HK$
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franked on reverse East Szechuan 5c Silver Yuan x 4, total value 20c Silver Yuan, matching the domestic registered postagae, tied by Yunnan Hehsi cds., along with Kunming arrival cds. Hehsi was liberated on Dec 6. This is a post-liberation usage example of Silver Yuan.
Starting Price: 4,000 HK$
Hammer Price: 4,000 HK$
f.w. East Szechuan 5c Silver Yuan, mathcing the domestic ordinary postage, tied by Chungking cds., with Shanghai arrival cds. on revese. Chungking was liberated on Nov 30. This is a post-liberation usage example of Silver Yuan.
Starting Price: 4,000 HK$
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f.w. East Szechwan 5c Silver Yuan, matching the domestic postage, tied by West Szechuan Chukentan cds., along with Chungking tranist, on front with Shanghai arrival cds. Chukentan was an Agency Office (Class 2C) - again a proof of the success of the "tri-preservation" policy at the agency level. Chukentan was liberated on Nov 11. This is a post-liberation usage example of Silver Yuan.
Starting Price: 8,000 HK$
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franked on reverse East Szechuan 5c Silver Yuan in block of 4, total value 20c Silver Yuan, matching the Domestic Registered postage, tied by East Szechuan Lungyinchen cds., on front with Tientsin arrival cds. Lungyinchen was liberated on Nov 30 and the expired date of Silver Yuan was set on Dec 8. This is a post-liberation and expired usage example of Silver Yuan stamps.
Starting Price: 17,000 HK$
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f.w. Canton Liberation Commemorative set of 5 & Kwangtung Silver Yuan x 2, total value 310 RMB. At the time, the postage for ordinary mail was 300 RMB. It therefore carried 10 RMB excess postage. Wuchingfu was liberated on Nov 24. This is a post-liberation usage example of Silver Yuan and the only recorded mixed franking of Silver Yuan and Canton Liberation stamps cover.
Starting Price: 8,000 HK$
Hammer Price: 11,000 HK$
franked on reverse Silver Yuan x 2, total value 5c Silver Yuan, matching the domestic ordinary postage, tied by Amoy cds., along with Chekiang Hangchou arrival cds. Amoy was liberated on 1949 (Oct 17). This is a post-liberation usage example of Silver Yuan. However, it arrived Hangchou on 1950 (Jan 6) which is the 8 months after the liberation of Hangchou (1949 May 3), the cover was marked T indicating postage due.