The 2024 Winter Auction - Sale 344 - Day 3

1949 (Aug 8) Chinese style Silver Yuan cover from She Hung to Chengtu,f.w. She Hung ovpt. Unit Stamp x 1, total value 5c Silver Yuan, matching the domestic ordinary postage, tied by She Hung cds., along with Szechuan Chengtu arrival cds.

1949年8月8日中式銀圓封自射洪寄成都，單貼國內平信單位加蓋射洪地名票，合5分銀圓，符合當時國內平信郵資，銷射洪日戳，旁蓋四川成都到達戳。

1949 (Aug 10) Chinese style Silver Yuan cover from West Szechuan Chien Yang double registered to Chungking,franked on reverse Chien Yang ovpt. Unit Stamps x 3, total value 35 Silver Yuan, matching the domestic double registered postage, tied by West Szechuan Chien Yang cds., on front with Chungking arrival cds.

1949年8月10日中式銀圓封自西川簡陽雙掛號寄重慶，背面貼國內掛號費單位加蓋簡陽地名票2枚、國內信函費單位加蓋簡陽地名票1枚，合35分銀圓，符合當時國內雙掛號郵資，銷西川簡陽日戳，正面有重慶到達戳。

1949 (Aug 17) Chinese style Silver Yuan cover from West Szechuan Tseliutsing to double registered Chungking,franked on reverse Tseliutsing ovpt. Express Unit Silver Yuan x 2, total value 40c Silver Yuan, matching the domestic double registered postage, tied by West Szechuan Tseliutsing cds., along with registered slips, on front with Chungking arrival cds. Tseliutsing ovpt. Express Unit Silver Yuan cover only 2 known.

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1949 (Aug 22) Chinese style Silver Yuan cover from Szechuan Tai Ho Chen to Chungking,f.w. Tai Ho Chen ovpt. Unit Stamps x 2, total value 20c Silver Yuan, matching the domestic registered postage, tied by Szechuan Tai Ho Chen cds., along with Chungking arrival cds.

1949年8月22日中式銀圓封自四川太和鎮寄重慶，貼國內掛號和平信單位票加蓋太和鎮地名各一枚，合20分銀圓，符合當時國內掛號郵資，銷四川太和鎮日戳，旁蓋重慶到達戳。

1949 (Sep 7) Chinese style Silver Yuan cover from Szechuan Sui Ning to East Szechuan Nan Chung,mixed franking Sui Ning ovpt. Silver Yuan x 4 and Silver Yuan x 7, total value 35c Silver Yuan, matching the domestic double registered postage, tied by Szechuan Sui Ning cds., along with East Szechuan Nan Chung arrival cds.

1949年9月7日中式銀圓封自四川遂寧寄東川南充，混貼華南版孫像銀圓加蓋遂寧地名票4枚及其他銀圓票7枚，合35分銀圓，符合當時國內雙掛號郵資，銷四川遂寧日戳，旁蓋東川南充到達戳。

1949 (Sep 27) Chinese style Silver Yuan cover from West Szechuan Kwang Han double registered to Chungking,franked on both sides Kwang Han ovpt. Silver Yuan Stamp x 5, total value 35c Silver Yuan, matching the domestic double registered postage, tied by West Szechuan Kwang Han cds., on front with Chungking transit and Shapingpa arrival cds.

1949年9月27日中式銀圓封自西川廣漢雙掛號寄重慶，正背面貼銀圓票加蓋廣漢地名5枚，合35分銀圓，符合當時國內雙掛號郵資，銷西川廣漢日戳，正面蓋重慶中轉戳和沙坪壩到達戳。

1949 (Oct 14) Chinese style Silver Yuan cover from West Szechuan Lokiang double registered to Chungking,f.w. Lokiang ovpt. Silver Yuan x 3 and SYS 1c, total value 35c Silver Yuan, matching the domestic double registered postage, tied by West Szechuan Lokiang cds., along with Chungking transit cds., on reverse with Shapingpa arrival cds.

1949年10月14日中式銀圓封自西川羅陽雙掛號寄重慶，貼銀圓加蓋羅江地名票3枚及華南版孫像銀圓1分票一枚，合35分銀圓，符合當時國內雙掛號郵資，銷西川羅陽日戳，...

1949 (Nov 11) Chinese style Silver Yuan cover from Szechuan Mianchu double registered to Chungking,f.w. Mianchu ovpt. 10c Silver Yuan Stamp x 2 and SYS 5c x 3, total value 35c Silver Yuan, matching the domestic double registered postage, tied by Szechuan Mianchu cds., along with Shapingpa arrival cds., on front with Chungking transit cds.

1949年11月11日中式銀圓封自四川綿陽寄重慶，貼銀圓10分票加蓋綿陽地名2枚和孫像5分票3枚，合35分銀圓，符合當時國內雙掛號郵資，銷四川綿陽日戳，旁蓋沙坪壩到達戳，正面有重慶中轉戳...

1949 (Apr 28) Kwangtung Wushihsu to Hsia Ping cover,franked on reverse SYS GY stamps x 15, total GY$750, tied by Kwangtung Wushihsu cds. It can prove that during the Silver Yuan postage period, Kwangtung is flexible in using Gold Yuan stamps.

1949年4月28日銀圓郵資時期貼金圓票中式封自廣東五十墟寄下坪車站， 背貼金圓改值票15枚，合$750金圓，銷廣東五十墟日戳。符合4月26日前國內印刷品郵資。4月27日起國統區已經採用銀圓郵資。此封可佐證在這金銀郵資轉換期間，廣東郵局從寬處理。

1949 (May 3) Chinese style cover from Canton to Hong Kong,franked on reverse SYS Golden Yuan Stamp x 7, total value $32,000 Golden Yuan, the exchange rate of Golden and Silver Yuan is around 1f: GY$8,000 then. $32,000 Golden Yuan equals to 4f Silver Yuan, matching Hong Kong ordinary rate, tied by Canton cds.

1949年5月3日銀圓郵資時期貼金圓票中式封自廣州寄香港， 背貼孫像金圓票7枚，合金圓$32, 000，是時金銀圓兌換率約為$8,000金圓兌1分銀圓，折合4分銀圓，符合當時寄香港平信郵資，銷廣州日戳。

1949 (May 5) Shanghai to America airmail cover,franked on reverse SYS surch. Golden Yuan Stamps x 16, total value $1,600,000 Golden Yuan, tied by Shanghai cds. The exchange rate of Golden and Silver Yuan is around 1f: GY$40,000 then. $1,600,000 Golden Yuan equals to 4f Silver Yuan, matching international airmail postage rate.

1949年5月5日銀圓郵資時期貼金圓票上海寄美國航空封， 背貼孫像加蓋金圓票16枚，合$160萬金圓，銷上海日戳。是時金銀圓兌換率約為$40,000金圓兌1分銀圓，折合40分銀圓，符合當時國際航空郵資。

1949 (May 11) Swatow Sung Kou to Japan censored returned cover,f.w. SYS Golden Yuan Stamps x 4, total value $40,000 Golden Yuan, tied by Sung Kou cds. The exchange rate of Golden and Silver Yuan is around 1f: GY$4,000 then. $40,000 Golden Yuan equals to 10f Silver Yuan, matching the international ordinary rate. However, the postage was not acceptable in Japan and was marked as postage due. The recipient refused to pay the postage due, thus...