1948 Kirin (19 Feb) to Peiping. Chinese style cover, applied wih “Kirin City / Postage Paid / Post Office” circular mark. Transit
1948 Kirin (19 Feb) to Peiping. Chinese style cover, applied wih “Kirin City / Postage Paid / Post Office” circular mark. Transit Shenyang (23 Feb). Arrived Peiping (25 Feb). 1948.2.19 吉林寄北京。中式封,鈐“吉林市 / 郵資已付 / 郵局”三格紅色圓戳。2.23經瀋陽。2.25抵北平。
China Province Yunnan
Lot 2188
1,000HKD
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1916 (1 Jul) Inspectorate General of Customs, Shanghai On Service cover tom Customs Tengyueh, with postage paid indicia, applied with
1916 (1 Jul) Inspectorate General of Customs, Shanghai On Service cover tom Customs Tengyueh, with postage paid indicia, applied with Shanghai origin cds. Transit Hokow (10 Jul), Yunnanfu (12 Jul). Arrived Tengyueh (22 Jul).1916.7.1 海關總署造冊處公事封,自上海寄騰越海關,背鈐上海始發日戳。7.10經河口,7.12經雲南府。7.22抵騰越。
Lot 2237
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1949 (2 May) OHMS cover from Tengchung to Customs Shanghai. Transit Canton (20 May) but returned to sender due to civil war with cachet.
1949 (2 May) OHMS cover from Tengchung to Customs Shanghai. Transit Canton (20 May) but returned to sender due to civil war with cachet. The cover was re-sent from Kunming (20 Jul) with postage paid cachet. Transit Tengchung (27 Sep) and f.w. Yunnan Half-value Silver Yuan 30c in pair for re-addressing to Taiwan. Transit Hoihow (27 Mar). Arrived Keelung (10 Apr). Historical piece witnessing the retreat of KMT to Taiwan. 1949.5.2 OHMS封自騰衝寄上海海關。5.20經廣州但因內戰受阻,鈐退回指示戳。7.20自昆明再寄出,鈐“國內資費已付”日戳。9.27經騰衝,加貼雲南半值銀圓3角雙連以改寄台灣。3.27經海口。4.10抵基隆。可謂見證著國民黨退守台灣之難得郵例。