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Auction: CSS46 - Fine Stamps of China and Hong Kong
Lot: 6362

Liberated Areas
East China
People's Post
1949 Chairman Mao
A collection on pages with various unused and used, $70 imperforate between stamp and lower margin, offset on reverse and a good selection of town cancellations; covers with 1949 (20 Oct.) envelope to Hankow bearing $500 franking for postage $100 and express registration $400; (25 Nov.) envelope to Shanghai bearing $100 tied by Tsinan c.d.s.; (14 Dec.) envelope to U.S.A. bearing $1000 tied by Shanghai c.d.s. and paying the foreign letter rate; 1950 (12 Jan.) envelope to Tsingtao bearing $500 tied by Choutsun c.d.s. paying the $500 letter rate; (2 Feb.) envelope to U.S.A. bearing $1100 franking tied by Foochow and paying double weight printed paper rate; (10 Mar.) small envelope to Hong Kong bearing $3100 franking tied by Amoy c.d.s., paying the foreign letter rate; (17 Mar.) envelope to Shanghai bearing $8000 franking tied by Hsiaohsien c.d.s. paying letter rate $1000, express $1000 and double registered $6000 and (16 June) envelope to Tientsin bearing a mixed $800 franking tied by Jinan c.d.s.. Yang EC444-448

Sold for
HK$13,000