Lot# 9014

bearing six Yunnan Postal District half-value Silver Yuan basic currency stamps, paying a total of 108 fen (equivalent to 35 fen Silver Yuan), tied by Tengchung cds “49.8.10”. The franking correctly pays the domestic double registered rate of 35 fen Silver Yuan in effect from Aug 1 to Dec 9,1949. After dispatch, the cover was redirected via Canton (1949-09-12) to Taipei (1949-09-24), and subsequently re-routed to Chungking, where it arrived on 1949-11-03, forming a complex double redirection route, with accompanying directive markings for forwarding to the Chungking High Court. This cover vividly illustrates the impact of shifting political conditions on postal operations and the handling of redirected mail during the transitional period. An important and representative example of early Silver Yuan period domestic double registered usage from Yunnan, of significant postal history and exhibition value.