Lot# 9100
The 2026 June Auction - Sale 347 (June 20 - June 23, 2026) June 20 - June 23 2026, Hong Kong
bearing fourteen Dr. SYS Gold Yuan stamps, paying a total postage of 7,000,000 Gold Yuan, tied by Shehong cds. According to the contemporary local conversion rate, 3,500,000 Gold Yuan equaled 1 cent Silver Yuan, thus 7,000,000 Gold Yuan equates to 2 cents Silver Yuan, correctly paying the printed matter rate. This item is notable for demonstrating the practical application of converting Gold Yuan postage into Silver Yuan equivalents under local exchange conditions, clearly reflecting the transitional postal rate calculations and regional disparities during the post-war currency reform period. The multiple high-value Gold Yuan stamps, neatly affixed and clearly cancelled, illustrate actual postal operations of the time. Such genuinely used printed matter wrappers showing Gold Yuan to Silver Yuan conversion are scarce, and hold significant postal history and exhibition value for the study of post-war rate changes, currency conversion relationships, and regional postal practices.
