The 2024 Winter Auction - Sale 344 - Day 3

1949 (Oct 26) Swatow to Hong Kong Silver Yuan cover,franked on reverse Domestic Ordinary Unit Stamp x 1, matching domestic ordinary postage, tied by Swatow cds. Swatow was liberated on Oct 24. During the early days after Swatow's liberation, post offices still sold DGP-issued unit, basic currency and Silver Yuan stamps. It was legitimate to use Silver Yuan stamps prior to November 1. Post Liberation Silver Yuan Overseas Chinese Letter Agency mail, rare.

1949年10月26日汕頭寄香港廣生隆銀圓封，背面貼平信單位銀圓郵票1枚，符合當時國內平信郵資，銷汕頭日戳。汕頭於10月24日已解放。汕頭解放初期郵局仍然出售中華郵政的單位、基數和銀圓郵票，1949年11月以前使用銀圓郵票是符合規定的。是較為難得的僑批封。