1950 (Mar 9) Tientsin to USA Registered Airmail Cover - Correctly Paid Example during the 3rd Postal Tariff Period:registered airmail cover sent from Tientsin to Philadelphia, franked with three R series and four North China Liberation Area stamps, totaling 20,900 yuan (RMB), tied by “Tientsin 1950.3.9” cds, bearing red registration label “No. 1222”. The cover was routed via Canton (13 March) and forwarded through Hong Kong for carriage by...
The 2025 December Auction - Sale 346 - The People’s Republic of China & Liberated Areas Stamps and Postal History
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John Bull Stamp Auctions The 2025 December Auction - Sale 346 - The People’s Republic of China & Liberated Areas Stamps and Postal History
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Two airmail covers from China to Europe and USA - correctly rated examples from the 3rd Postal Tariff Period (5 March - 14 July 1950):these two covers, addressed respectively to Czechoslovakia and USA, each paying the standard 15,800-yuan Old RMB rate for 10g airmail letters to non-Asian destinations. The first, posted 14 June 1950 from Peking to Prague, mixed with North China and R series issues x 3, totaling 15,800 yuan, tied by “Peking 50....
1950 (Mar 25) Tenghai, Kwangtung to Singapore - Correctly Paid Airmail during the 3rd Postal Tariff Period:airmail cover sent from Chenghai, Kwangtung to Singapore, franked with 17 mixed stamps of Central and South China Liberated Areas, totaling 18,300 yuan (RMB). The cover is tied by “Tenghai 25.3.50” cds, carried by the coastal shipping route between Swatow and Hong Kong, arriving 27 March, and then forwarded by Overseas Air Transport to...
Two airmail covers from China to Australia - correctly rated examples from the 4th Postal Tariff Period (15 July - 15 August 1950):these two airmail covers to Australia are franked to the 10g inclusive rate of 14,500 yuan (2,800 yuan for the first 20g surface postage plus 11,700 yuan for the airmail surcharge per 10g to “Other Countries”). The first, posted 17 July 1950 from Tsingtao to Renmark, South Australia, is franked with five stamps,...
Two airmail covers from China to USA - correctly rated examples from the 4th Postal Tariff Period (15 July - 15 August 1950):during this period, the inclusive rate for “Other Countries” airmail was 14,500 yuan per 10g (2,800 yuan surface letter rate for the first 20g plus 11,700 yuan air surcharge), and 26,200 yuan for 20g. The first, posted 18 July 1950 from Shanghai to Los Altos, California, is franked with eight stamps, totaling 26,200...
Two airmail covers from China to USA and Switzerland - correctly rated and postage-due adjustment examples from the 4th Postal Tariff Period (15 July - 15 August 1950) under the Old RMB system:during this short-lived rate period, the inclusive postage was 14,500 yuan per 10g (2,800 yuan surface postage plus 11,700 yuan airmail surcharge) or 26,200 yuan for 20g. The first, posted 2 August 1950 from Shanghai to Pasadena, California, was...
Two airmail covers from China to France and England - correctly rated examples from the 4th Postal Tariff Period (15 July - 15 August 1950):during this period, airmail letters sent to European destinations classified as “Other Countries” were required to be prepaid at the standard rate of 14,500 yuan per 10g (comprising 2,800 yuan for the first 20g of international surface postage and an airmail surcharge of 11,700 yuan per 10g). The first,...
1950 (Aug 15) Tientsin to England - Correctly Paid Airmail on the Last Day of the 4th Postal Tariff Period:airmail cover sent from Tientsin to Bath, England, franked with six R series issues, totaling 26,200 yuan (RMB), tied by “Tientsin 15.8.1950” cds. The cover bears postal clerk manuscript notations “12 gm” indicating weight and “26200” showing the total postage paid. Posted during the Fourth Postal Tariff Period (15 July to 15 August 1950...
1950 (Aug 8) Shanghai to Indonesia - Returned for Additional Postage, Corrected to the New 10,000 Yuan Rate:airmail cover sent from Shanghai to Malang, Java (Indonesia) , franked with five stamps totaling 7,600 yuan (RMB) on the front, corresponding to the previous postal rate. The cover was cancelled with “Shanghai 50.8.8” cds. Upon inspection, the Shanghai Post Office determined that the franking was insufficient under the new Fourth Postal...
1950 (Aug 10) Towshan, Kwangtung to Philippines - Airmail from a Second-Class Post Office at the Correct Rate during the Fourth Postal Tariff Period:airmail cover sent from Towshan, Kwangtung Province to Bacolod, Negros Island, Philippines, franked with two R series issues totaling 10,000 yuan (RMB), tied by “Towshan 1950.8.10” cds and “Canton 50.8.12” transit on reverse. The cover was routed through Hong Kong, and conveyed to its destination...
1950 (Aug 16) Peking to Czechoslovakia - Registered Airmail on the First Day of the Fifth Postal Tariff Period, Incorrectly Franked at the “Other Countries” Rate:registered airmail cover sent from Peking to Gottwaldov, Czechoslovakia, franked with four stamps totaling 17,200 yuan (RMB), tied by “Peking 50.8.16” cds, bearing red registration label “No.7020.” The cover was routed via Moscow, utilizing the newly established Peking-Moscow air...
Two airmail covers from China to USA - examples of mail to “Other Countries” during the 5th Postal Tariff Period (16 August 1950 to 31 October 1950),both covers are correctly franked at the 13,000 yuan (Old RMB) airmail rate, routed via Canton and Hong Kong for onward transmission by Pan American Airways (PAA) to USA. The first cover, dated October 30, 1950, was sent from Foochow to New York, franked with eight stamps totaling 13,000 yuan,...
Two airmail covers from China to USA - correctly rated examples from the 5th Postal Tariff Period (16 August - 31 October 1950):these two covers, sent from Peking and Shanghai respectively, are both prepaid at the standard 13,000 yuan rate for 10g to “Other Countries,” defined in this period as non-Asian and non-European destinations. The first, posted 17 August 1950 from Peking to Washington, D.C., is franked with three stamps for 13,000...
1950 (Sep 14) Fukien to Malaya - Correctly Paid Airmail to Asia during the Fifth Postal Tariff Period:airmail cover sent from Foochow, Fukien to Nibong Tebal, Province Wellesley, Malaya, franked with twelve R series issues totaling 9,000 yuan (RMB), tied by “Foochow 50.9.14” cds. The mail was routed via Hong Kong and carried onward to Malaya by British Overseas Airways Corporation (BOAC) on its Manila-Singapore route. This cover was posted...
1950 (Sep 15) Changlo, Fukien to Singapore - Correctly Paid Airmail to Asia during the Fifth Postal Tariff Period:airmail cover sent from Changlo, Fukien Province to Singapore, franked with six R series issues, totaling 9,000 yuan (RMB), tied by “Changlo 1950.9.15” cds. The cover was transited via Foochow on 16 September, then forwarded through Hong Kong for air conveyance to Singapore. The recipient annotated arrival on 5 October 1950....
Two registered airmails to Southeast Asia during China’s 6th Postal Tariff Period (1 November 1950 - 30 April 1953):this pair of covers illustrates registered airmail correspondence to Southeast Asia during the PRC’s 6th Postal Tariff Period, each correctly franked at 10,900 yuan, comprising 2,500 yuan for the first 20g of surface postage, 4,200 yuan for the 10g airmail surcharge to Asia, and 4,200 yuan for the registration fee. The first...
1951 (October 7) registered airmail cover from Shanghai to USA, sent by the renowned philatelist H. L. Chung (鍾笑爐), a representative example of mail to “Other Countries” during the 6th Postal Tariff Period (1 November 1950 - 30 April 30 1953):the cover is franked with a combination of two S series issues and four stamps for a set of the first airmail series issued on May 1, 1950, totaling 39,800 yuan (Old RMB). The postage comprised 2,500...
A group of five correctly franked airmails to Asia during China’s 6th Postal Tariff Period (1 November 1950 - 30 April 1953)：this group of five covers illustrates international airmail correspondence to Southeast Asia during 6th Postal Tariff Period, each correctly franked at 6,700 yuan, comprising 2,500 yuan for the first 20g of surface postage and 4,200 yuan for the 10g airmail surcharge to Asia. This rate, implemented on 1 November 1950,...
(Nov 16) Mawanchang, Hubei Province to Brunei - Airmail Cover Overpaid at Previous Postal Rate during the 6th Postal Tariff Period:airmail cover sent from Mawanchang to Kuala Belait, franked with ten C and R series issues, totaling 9,000 yuan (RMB), tied by “Mawanchang 16.11.52” cds and with transit markings of Wuhan (18.11.52), Canton (22.11.52), Jesselton (26.11.52) and “Kuala Belait 29.11.52” arrival. The cover was posted during the 6th...
1952 Registered airmail cover from Puning, Kwangtung to Bukit Mertajam, Malaya - misrated using the previous period’s postage during the 6th Postal Tariff Period (1 November 1950 - 30 April 1953):Posted on 6 December 1952 from Puning, Kwangtung to Bukit Mertajam, Malaya, this 16g registered airmail cover was franked with thirteen R series issues, totaling 19,700 yuan. The correct rate under the 6th Postal Tariff Period (1 November 1950 - 30...
1950 (Dec 14) Hweili, Sikang to USA - Airmail Cover from an Inland 3rd-Class Post Office during the 6th Postal Tariff Period (Correctly Paid 13,000 Yuan):airmail cover sent from Hweili to Portland, Maine, franked with Liberated Area definitive stamps x 13, totaling 13,000 yuan, tied by clear “Hweili 50.12.14” cds, with routing via Chungking (arrival 22 December), Canton & Hong Kong, and onward carriage to USA. The postage fully prepaid...
1953 (Apr 19) Manchonghu, Kwangtung to USA - Correctly Paid Airmail via Manlokshi from a Third-Class Postal Agency:airmail cover sent from Manchonghu, Kwangtung to San Francisco, franked with R series issues x 17, totaling 13,000 yuan (RMB), tied by Manchonghu cds, with Manlokshi and Canton transit on reverse. The mail was routed through Hong Kong and carried by Pan American Airways (PAA) on its FAM 14 trans-Pacific route to San Francisco....
1950 (Nov 2) Shanghai to USA registered airmail cover - an early correctly rated heavy-weight example from the beginning of the 6th Postal Tariff Period:registered airmail cover sent from Shanghai to New York, franked with three R series and five East China regional overprinted issues, totaling 84,700 yuan (RMB), tied by “Shanghai 50.11.2” cds with red registration label “Shanghai Fukchow Road P.O. No.11502” on front, and “Canton 50.11.5”...
1951 Airmail from China to Eastern Europe - Correctly Paid Mail during the 6th Postal Tariff Period (Old RMB):two postal items sent to Eastern Europe during the 6th Postal Tariff Period (1 November 1950 - 30 April 1953), both correctly rated and transmitted via the Moscow-Prague route. The first, a 10g airmail cover from Shanghai to Unterperlitz, East Germany, dated 27 February 1951, is franked to the inclusive rate of 9,000 yuan (2,500 yuan...
Two airmail items from China to Western Europe - examples of correctly rated Old RMB mail during the 6th Postal Tariff Period:these two items represent correctly paid airmail correspondence to Western Europe under the 6th Postal Tariff Period (1 November 1950 - 30 April 1953), both carried via the standard Moscow–Prague airmail route linking China with Europe. The first, dated 16 May 1951, is an airmail cover from the Royal Danish Legation in...
