Lot# 5522

bearing Taipei “20.10.11” cds and “Additional Postage Paid” handstamp to indicate an extra 2s payment (as the postal rate at the time was 5s). The sender, Li Tsan-sheng, and recipient, Chung Wen-yi, were both notable figures of the period. The message on reverse holds strong historical significance, mentioning “the said item cannot be brought due to certain restrictions on money,” reflecting the social unrest and transfer of property in Taiwan during the immediate post-surrender period before formal handover from Japan. An extremely rare postally used example of the Taiwan Nanko card, with only about ten recorded, representing an important artifact for the study of Taiwan’s early postwar postal and social history.