Lot 333

1949 Hengyang (11 Aug) to to Foochow, returned to Hengyang, f.w. Revenue stamp Kwangtung ovpt Domestic Letter Rate on $200 on reverse, tied by Hunan Hengyang cds. Arrived Foochow but returned to Hengyang via Chungking (25 Jan), Changsha (3 Feb). Arrived on 5 Feb. Peculiar franking of Kwangtung unit stamp on cover from Hunan. Foochow was liberated on 17 Aug, just a few days after this cover was sent.

1949.8.11 衡陽寄福州，退回衡陽，背貼印花稅票廣東加蓋國內信函單位票，銷湖南衡陽三格點線日戳。抵福州但被退回，1.25經重慶，2.3經長沙，2.5抵達。廣東單位票於湖南貼用之有趣例子，日期更為福州解放（8.17）前數天。