1949 (Aug.) registered cover sent from Tientsin to U.S.A., franked on reverse 1949 28th Anniversary of Chinese Communist Party Commemorative issue, perf. 14, $10, $20, $50, $80, $100, $120 and $140, complete set of 7, 1949 Peking opt. “North China, People’s Post, Changed To” & Surch. on Dr. SYS Northeast issue, Central 1st print, $20 on 50c. orange (blue), 1949 Peking opt. “North China, People’s Post, Temporarily Used For” & Surch. on Dr. SYS Northeast issue, Central 2nd print, $10 on $300 blue green (red), and opt. on Dr. SYS Plum Blossom issue, 2nd Shanghai Dah Tung print, $500 on $500 green (red), all tied by four strikes of TIENTSIN 11 29.8.49 cds, NEW YORK, N.Y. REG’Y DIV 11-16 1949 oval cds in black, SAN FRANCISCO REG NOV 23 1949 cds, another faint cds, and SACRAMENTO, CALIF. REG. DIV NOV 23 1949 arrival cds, all in magenta, on front with another TIENTSIN 1949 Aug. 29 cds, a large “PASSED FREE U.S. CUSTOMS, S.F. CAL. NO. 23” circular handstamp in magenta, two straight line “Supposed liable to customs Duty” and “LETTER PACKAGE/COLLECT TEN CENTS” handstamps, both in magenta and crossed out, also affixed with a “TIENTSIN 11/R/No. 1634” registration label.
Start price $300