1948-49 Gold and Silver Yuan Issues. 1948 Commercial envelope inscribed "sample of no value", originally containing tea, sent registered from Shanghai to Sweden franked on the reverse with $92.50 franking, very fine and scarce registered sample mail. (Image)

1949 (20 Aug) 40c. grey-green (Bronze Bull), block of four, the lower right stamp showing the second and third characters of the surcharge transposed; some creasing not affecting the variety. Scarce. (Image)