Lot# 9095

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 (PAA). The second, from Shanghai to UK on July 22, 1950, is a registered airmail cover franked 56,000 yuan for about 40 g. The rate includes 4,800 yuan surface postage, 46,800 yuan airmail surcharge, and 4,200 yuan registration, slightly overpaid by 200 yuan, routed via Hong Kong to Britain. The third, from Tientsin to USA on October 12, 1950, belongs to the 5th postal rate period (16 August - 31 October, 1950), correctly franked 13,000 yuan (2,500 yuan surface + 10,500 yuan airmail surcharge per 10 g), also carried via Hong Kong by PAA. These three well-franked and clearly postmarked covers document the normalization of China’s international postal network in the early PRC and are valuable references for postal history research and exhibition.