The 2025 Summer Auction - Sale 345 (June 21 - June 25, 2025)
Sale 345
- (-) Remove Mr. Patrick Choy’s Collection of Silver Yuan Issues filter Mr. Patrick Choy’s Collection of Silver Yuan Issues
franked on reverse SYS Silver Yuan ovpt. Kungching stamps x 11, tied by Szechuan Jung Hsien Chengchiachen cds., along with Chungking arrival cds. and complete registered receipt.
f.w. Huanan SYS Silver Yuan 1c x 1 and SYS Kuanghsi Surch. 5c x 2, totally 11c Silver Yuan, matching Kuanghsi domestic airmail special postage, tied by Liuchow cds., along with Canton arrival cds. According to Mr. Lee Saikei who was a Silver Yuan specialist, from May to July 1949, there was a difference in the Silver Yuan rate between Kwangsi and the other areas. In other areas the surface rate was mostly 4c, in Kwangsi, the special rate was Silver Yuan 5c, hence this cover carried a domestic air mail rate of 11c. Rare.
f.w. SYS Silver Yuan ovpt. Nanchung stamps x 5, totally 35c Silver Yuan, tied by Nanchung cds. On front with Chungking arrival cds.
f.w. SYS Silver Yuan ovpt. Cuanchiang 10c x 3, tied by East Szechuan Cuanchiang cds., along with Chungking arrival and registered receipt.
f.w. Silver Yuan ovpt. Penghsien stamps x 2, and West Szechuan domestic ordinary unit stamp x 1, tied by Penghsien cds., along with Chungking arrival cds.
f.w. SYS Silver Yuan ovpt. Wusheng 10c x 2, totally 20c Silver Yuan, tied by Wusheng cds., along with Chungking arrival cds.
f.w. Revenue stamps surch. Silver Yuan 4c x 1 and SYS Silver Yuan ovpt. Neichiang 16c x 1, totally 20c Silver Yuan, tied by Neichiang cds., along with Chungking arrival cds.
franked on reverse SYS ovpt. Tungliang stamps x 3, totally 20c Silver Yuan, matching domestic registered postage, tied by Tungliang cds., along with Chungking arrival cds.
franked on reverse SYS Hwanan print 10c block of 8, tied by Swatow cds., on front with 2 different Remittance office chops. A returning Remittance cover during the Silver Yuan period is rare.
franked on reverse SYS ovpt. Tzu Liu Ching stamps x 3, tied by Tzu Liu Ching cds., on front with Chengtu arrival cds.
f.w. Domestic Registered Unit Stamp x 1, Domestic Express Unit Stamp ovpt. Chingshen stamp x 1, tied by Chingshen cds., along with Chengtu transit and Chungking arrival cds.
f.w. Silver Yuan ovpt. Meishan stamps x 3, SYS ovpt. West Szechuan domestic ordinary unit stamp x 1, totally 35c Silver Yuan, matching domestic registered postage, tied by Meishan cds., along with Chungking and Shapingpa arrival cds. West Szechuan Unit Stamp mixed franking with locally ovpt. stamps, rare.