A group of four international airmail and aerogramme examples during China’s 9th Postal Tariff Period (from 1 September 1956 - 31 December 1976):this group of four covers and aerogrammes exemplifies the major postal reform that took effect on 1 September 1956, marking the beginning of China’s 9th Postal Tariff Period. The reform abolished all distinctions in airmail surcharges by destination or route, introducing a single global airmail rate...
The 2025 December Auction - Sale 346 - The People’s Republic of China & Liberated Areas Stamps and Postal History
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1950 (June) Northeast China “Liberated Area” currency airmail covers x 2 - examples of correctly paid and slightly overpaid usages during the 1st postal rate period:two international airmail covers from Northeast China, both rated in Northeast Liberated Area currency, posted during the 1st Postal Rate Period (8 Mar - 19 Aug 1950). They respectively demonstrate correct and slightly overpaid applications of the postal tariff, reflecting the...
1950 (Aug 2) Harbin to San Francisco registered airmail cover - an outstanding example of correct postage using Northeast China Liberated Area Currency, belonging to the 1st postal period (Mar 8 to Aug 19, 1950):the cover is franked with two Northeast China Liberated Area stamps, totaling 200,000 yuan, showing a slight overpayment of 4,000 yuan on the correct rate of 196,000 yuan. The postal composition at that time was: international surface...
1950 (Sep 17) Harbin to Tokyo airmail cover - a correctly rated example franked with Northeast China Liberated Area Currency during the 2nd postal period (Aug 20 to Nov 9, 1950):due to a slight appreciation of the Northeast currency, the international surface letter rate for the first 20g was reduced from 29,000 yuan to 25,000 yuan, and the airmail surcharge to Asian destinations per 10g was lowered from 71,000 yuan to 65,000 yuan. The cover...
1950 (Oct 12) Harbin to Brisbane registered airmail cover - a correctly rated example franked with Northeast China Liberated Area Currency during the 2nd postal period (Aug 20 to Nov 9, 1950):during this period, the postal rates were slightly reduced compared to the previous one, the international surface letter rate for the first 20g was 25,000 yuan, the airmail surcharge to “Other Countries” per 10g was 105,000 yuan, and the international...
1950 (Nov 10) Harbin to Tokyo airmail cover - a correctly paid first-day usage of the 3rd postal period in the Northeast China Liberated Area Currency:posted from Harbin to Tokyo on November 10, 1950, franked with three Northeast China Liberated Area Stamps, totaling 65,000 yuan, tied by “Harbin 50.11.10” cds. The postage was correctly paid according to the new tariff: 25,000 yuan for the first 20g of international surface postage and 40,000...
1950 (Nov 14) Harbin to Tel Aviv, Israel airmail cover - correctly paid in Northeast China Liberated Area currency during the 3rd postal period (Nov 10, 1950 - Mar 31, 1951):franked with three Northeast China Liberated Area Stamps, totaling 125,000 yuan, tied by “Harbin 50.11.14” cds and ,with “HAIFA 28.11.50” transit on reverse. The rate was composed of 25,000 yuan for the first 20 g of international surface letter postage and 100,000 yuan...
1950 (Dec 12) Harbin to Haifa, Israel airmail cover - correctly paid in Northeast China Liberated Area currency during the 3rd postal period (Nov 10, 1950 - Mar 31, 1951):this cover franked with three Northeast China liberated Area Stamps, totaling 125,000 yuan, tied by “Harbin 50.12.12” cds and with “HAIFA 26.12.50” arrival on reverse. The postage rate was composed of 25,000 yuan for the first 20 g of international surface letter postage and...
1950 (Nov 7) Harbin to San Francisco registered airmail cover - correctly paid with Northeast China Liberated Area currency, a genuine usage during the 3rd postal period (Nov 10, 1950 - Mar 31, 1951),franked with four Northeast China Liberated Area stamps, totaling 165,000 yuan, tied by “Harbin 50.11.7” cds, and bearing red registration label “Harbin No.1422”. The postage was correctly composed of 25,000 yuan for the first 20g of...
1951 (Apr 10) Harbin to Douala, Cameroon airmail cover - a rare example posted during the transitional period when Northeast China issues and old People’s Post stamps were used concurrently:posted from Harbin on April 10, 1951, to Douala, Cameroon, this cover is franked with four Northeast China Liberated Area stamps, totaling 125,000 yuan, correctly paying the combined rate of 25,000 yuan for the first 20 g international surface postage plus...
1951 (May 5) Harbin to Australia registered airmail cover - a scarce example from the “Northeast China Liberated Area Curency / Old RMB Currency” transitional period:posted from Harbin on May 5, 1951, this cover was franked with 5 R series issues, totaling 17,200 yuan, correctly paying the postal rate composed of 2,500 yuan for the first 20g international surface postage, 10,500 yuan for the airmail surcharge per 10g to “Other Countries,” and...
1951 (May 24) Harbin to the USA airmail cover - a transitional mixed-franking example with Northeast China Liberated Area Currency and Old RMB Currency:posted from Harbin on May 24, 1951, this cover was routed via Canton on May 30 and delivered to Los Angeles, California. It is franked with a combination of five Northeast China Liberated Area stamps and one R series issue, totaling ¥13,526.32 (Old RMB equivalent), slightly overpaid. The...
1951 (October 5) Hokang, Sungkiang Province to Japan - a correctly franked airmail cover with mixed franking of R series and East China overprinted issues:posted from Hokang on October 5, 1951, this cover was sent by airmail to Shinjuku, Tokyo, franked with five stamps, including two East China “50y on 10y” overprinted airmail stamps and three R series issues, for a total franking of ¥6,700 (Old RMB), paying the correct rate. The postage rate...
1952 (Apr 12) Harbin to San Francisco, a correctly franked airmail cover to USA during the 6th Postal Tariff Period,paid at the inclusive rate of 13,000 yuan (Old RMB). The cover was posted at Harbin on 12 April 1952 and transited through Canton on 20 April, franked to the correct postage for a 10g airmail letter to “Other Countries,” comprising 2,500 yuan for the first 20g of international surface postage plus an air surcharge of 10,500 yuan...
1953 (Jun 11) Harbin to San Francisco, a correctly paid airmail cover to USA during the 7th Postal Tariff Period,franked to the inclusive rate of 11,200 yuan (Old RMB), the cover was mailed from Harbin on 11 June 1953 and backstamped at Canton on 18 June, showing transit via South China before onward dispatch to San Francisco. The postage comprised 2,200 yuan for the first 20g of international surface postage and an airmail surcharge of 9,000...
1954 (Nov 2 & Dec 7) Harbin and Dairen to USA – correctly paid airmail covers of the 7th Postal Tariff Period (Old RMB):two airmail covers from Northeast China to USA, both correctly franked in Old RMB during the 7th Postal Tariff Period (1 May 1953 – 31 December 1954). The first, dated 2 November 1954 from Harbin to San Francisco, was franked to 11,200 yuan (2,200 yuan surface postage plus 9,000 yuan airmail surcharge per 10 grams), with...
1955 (Apr 13) Shenyang to Denmark – Underpaid Airmail via Hong Kong during the 8th Postal Tariff Period (Old RMB):airmail cover sent on 13 April 1955 from Shenyang to Copenhagen, Denmark, franked with a total of 7,000 yuan in Old RMB Currency stamps x 5, tied by “Shenyang 55.4.13” cds, with “Canton 55.4.19” transit and Danish arrival markings. The postage paid corresponded to the inclusive rate for the route via Prague (2,000 yuan...
A pair of airmail covers from Harbin to Japan, dated February 27 and May 2, 1950,each franked with 100,000 yuan corresponding to the airmail rate to Asian destinations during the 1st Postal Rate Period (10 February - 19 August, 1950), however, expert examination shows that the postmarks on both covers are not genuine postal cancellations, but forged strikes applied after the fact, indicating that these covers were not genuinely mailed but...
A group of six international airmail items from 1955–1956, all dispatched from major Chinese cities including Shanghai, Peking, Tientsin, and Canton,representing genuine usages during the nationwide 8th Postal Tariff Period (1 January 1955 - 31 August 1956): the group provides a comprehensive illustration of the operational framework of the early PRC international airmail system. The selection includes a variety of formats, airmail letters,...
1950 (June 14) airmail cover from Chengdu to England, an example of mail to “Other Countries” during the 3rd Postal Tariff Period (15 March - 14 July 1950):the cover is franked with nine Southwest China Liberated Area “Rong” overprinted stamps, including one each of the 800-yuan and 1,000-yuan surcharges, plus seven of the 2,000-yuan value, making up the correct total postage of 15,800 yuan. This comprised 3,100 yuan for the first 20g of...
A group of five international airmail covers sent from various cities in China between 1950 and 1955, spanning the 6th (1 November 1950 - 30 April 1953), 7th (1 May 1953 - 31 December 1954), and 8th Postal Tariff Periods (1 January 1955 - 31 August 1956):these are representative examples illustrating the institutional development and rate adjustments of the early PRC international airmail system. The covers were addressed to destinations in...
A group of four airmail items sent from China between 1950 and 1952, all genuine examples from the 6th Postal Tariff Period (1 November 1950 - 30 April 1953):these covers were addressed to destinations in Asia, Europe, and North America, illustrating the postal calculation system of the time, combining the international surface postage with the corresponding airmail surcharge. One notable example is a cover sent from Hangchow to Canada in...
A group of seven airmail covers sent from China to USA, UK and Japan between 1950 and 1955, representing important genuine examples from the early to mid-period of the People’s Republic,when the newly established postal administration restored and standardized its international airmail system. These covers span the 3rd to 8th postal rate periods (15 March 1950 - 31 August 1956) and are all ordinary airmail letters, correctly franked according...
A group of seven international aerogrammes, remittance letters, and airmail cover from 1955–1956, encompassing the nationwide 8th and 9th postal tariff periods,serving as representative examples of the early PRC international postal system. During the 8th Postal Tariff Period (1 January 1955 - 31 August 1956), the aerogramme rate was 38 fen, and in the 9th Postal Tariff Period (effective from 1 September 1956) it was adjusted to 35 fen. Six...
A group of three 1950 airmail covers from China to USA and UK, representing early examples of international correspondence under the newly established People’s Post,the first cover, from Canton to USA on August 2, 1950, belongs to the 4th postal rate period (15 July - 15 August, 1950), franked 14,500 yuan, it correctly paid 2,800 yuan surface postage and 11,700 yuan airmail surcharge per 10 g, carried via Hong Kong by Pan American Airways (...
