The 2026 June Auction - Sale 347 (June 20 - June 23, 2026)
Sale 347
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the main focus of the lot is on Chinese figures and daily life subjects, including court scenes, portrait studies, street vendors, women and children, musicians and Canton genre scenes, with monochrome and colour editions from different periods. All used except one unused, one card with stamp off. VF-F.
the main focus of the lot is on Chinese sedan chairs and rickshaw subjects, including sedan chair bearers, rickshaw scenes and Chinese carts with passengers, with monochrome and colour editions from different periods. All used. VF-F.
featuring rickshaws and rickshaw pullers, including street portraits and transportation scenes, mostly unused, one used with stamp off.
the main focus of the lot is on Hong Kong Public Gardens and botanical subjects, including garden pathways, ponds and tropical vegetation scenes, with monochrome and colour editions from different periods, all used with various overseas destinations. VF-F.
featuring Lo Wu and Sino-British border scenes with rural landscapes, fish ponds, railway views and related subjects, mostly used, one unused, some toning and wear, VF-F.
the main focus of the lot is on Hong Kong scenic and street subjects, including harbour views, street scenes, hotels, Peak views, local life and multi-view tourist cards from different periods, with monochrome and colour editions. All used except few unused. Please view.
bearing a single 4 fen orange Unit stamp, tied by Swatow cds “38.5.13” and addressed to Hong Kong, being a first day usage following the Directorate General of Posts (DGP) order of Apr 27,1949 adopting Silver Yuan postage and issuing Unit stamps; the franking correctly pays the 4 fen domestic surface letter rate, which was also applied to Hong Kong between Apr 29 and Jul 31,1949. Only five such first day commercial covers are recorded, making this an extremely rare example demonstrating the rapid transition from the collapsing Gold Yuan system to the Silver Yuan postal system in South China, and of significant postal history and exhibition importance.
bearing two 10 fen surcharged revenue stamps used as basic currency postage, paying a total of 20 fen, tied by Swatow cds “38.6.7”, the franking correctly pays the first international aerogramme rate of 20 fen in effect from 1949 April 29 to July 4. Illustrated in Patrick Choy, China Silver Yuan Stamps (3rd Edition), page 34, Figure 1-15, this is an early Silver Yuan period commercial usage of revenue stamps employed as basic currency postage. It demonstrates the provisional use of non-postal adhesives due to stamp shortages following the Directorate General of Posts (DGP) adoption of the Silver Yuan system, and reflects the continuation of international airmail service from South China during the transitional period, of significant postal history and exhibition importance.
bearing three 10 fen surcharged revenue stamps used as basic currency postage, paying a total of 30 fen, tied by Kweiyang cds “49.7.21”, the franking correctly pays the second international aerogramme rate of 30 fen in effect from 1949 July 5 to November 15. Illustrated in Patrick Choy, China Silver Yuan Stamps (3rd Edition), page 34, Figure 1-16, this is an early Silver Yuan period commercial usage of revenue stamps employed as basic currency postage, demonstrating the provisional practice adopted due to stamp shortages following the Directorate General of Posts (DGP) implementation of the Silver Yuan system, and reflecting the continued operation of international airmail routes from inland China (such as Kweiyang) during the transitional period, of significant postal history and exhibition importance.
bearing a single 10 fen Dr. SYS Hwa Nan Print basic currency stamp, tied by Canton cds “49.8.29”; although the second international aerogramme rate of 30 fen had been in effect from Jul 5,1949. This cover bears only 10 fen and is clearly underpaid. Nevertheless, it was accepted and transmitted without postage due or penalty, representing an example of underpaid mail tolerated without surcharge. Illustrated in Patrick Choy, China Silver Yuan Stamps (3rd Edition), page 33, Figure 1-14, this item reflects the flexibility of postal operations during the transitional adjustment of rates in the early Silver Yuan period, and demonstrates the continued functioning of international airmail routes from South China. A scarce international aerogramme exhibiting significant postal history and exhibition value.
for the amount of 6 Silver Yuan, with affixed revenue stamps serving as receipt evidence. on reverse, two Unit stamps are additionally affixed, paying the domestic surface and express registered fees respectively, tied by Panhsien cds and sent on July 7, arriving Kweiyang on July 13, carried by registered express service. This item demonstrates the transmission of remittance receipts through the formal postal system in the early Silver Yuan period, and reflects the practical use of Unit stamps not only for postage but also in connection with other postal operations. The usage of an express Unit stamp is very rare, representing a characteristic example from the transitional Silver Yuan postal period, of significant postal history and exhibition importance.
the cover indicating enclosure of 136 receipt envelopes for delivery to individual addressees. Postage totaling $6.80 Silver Yuan (comprising $6 by postage meter impression and eight 10 fen stamps) correctly pays the 5 fen Hong Kong domestic rate per item, amounting to 136 items in total, all fully prepaid, tied by Swatow cds “49.8.1” and sent to Hong Kong. This item is correctly rated for the 5 fen domestic letter rate to Hong Kong in effect from Aug 1 to Oct 24,1949, representing a commercial usage under the early Silver Yuan postal system in South China. The Chiao Pi cover, combining bulk dispatch handling with Silver Yuan rate calculation, illustrates the integration of post-war remittance correspondence networks with the postal system, a representative example from the transitional Silver Yuan period, of significant postal history and exhibition importance.