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**CHINA 1948-1949 Gold Currency - Gold Yuan Issues continued...**
LotNo.	Symbol	CatNo.	Lot Description
2281	E		1948 (30 Nov) "Domestic Postage Paid" bluish violet chop applied on registered letter from Taiyuan to Peiping, with 1 Dec 48 arrival pmk on back, cover wrinkles and tears, otherwise fine (Image) (image 2281a)	CLOSED Will close during Public Auction
2282	E		1948 (19 Nov) cover with special unit label, used from Fengtai, Anwhei district, violet "782" registration handstamp, sent to Shanghai, with arrival (28.11.49) on back, fine. Of 1050 prepared, only 81 were sold (Image) (image 2282a)	SOLD for $500.00 Will close during Public Auction
2283	E		1948 (Domestic Postage Paid Swatow) provisional handstamp on locally addressed cover, v.f., in use for three days only, "no stamps available" (Image) (image 2283a)	CLOSED Will close during Public Auction
2284	E		1948 (19 Nov) native cover from Fengtai, Anwhei Province, paying 40c domestic registered letter rate to Shanghai, with a specially prepared red label to be used as a stamp, with departure pmks and arrival on back. Mail delivery was very difficult due to increasing Civil War activities and took 9 days to get to Shanghai, about 300 miles away, fine and extremely rare (1,200 labels prepared, only 72 sold) (Image) (image 2284a)	SOLD for $950.00 Will close during Public Auction
2285	E		1948 (29 Nov) "Domestic Postage Paid" violet chop applied on registered letter from Taiyuan, via Yangku to Peiping, with 30 November arrival pmk on back, cover wrinkles and wear from removed labels, fine (Image) (image 2285a)	CLOSED Will close during Public Auction
2286	E		1948 (26 Nov) "Domestic Postage Paid Swatow" bilingual chop on native cover, fine (this Swatow, Kwantung Province provisional was used only from November 24-26) (Image) (image 2286a)	CLOSED Will close during Public Auction
2287	E		1948 (2 Dec) "Ordinary Letter Postage Paid" chop on native cover showing 27mm dotted circular date cancel on back, fine and scarce Canton local provisional (Image) (image 2287a)	CLOSED Will close during Public Auction
2288	E		1949 (4 May) registered "Ministry of Foreign Affairs" official cover to Chicago, metered "$750,000" applied in Canton, with Registry label below, Consulate General of the Republic of China, Chicago handstamp and arrival (8 May) pmks on back, cover defects and tape mending at bottom, rare (Image)	SOLD for $170.00 Will close during Public Auction
2289	E		1949 (6 Apr) cover from Foochow to Tacoma, Washington, paying $5,800 rate ($1,500 UPU and $4,300 Air Post), fine (Image) (image 2289a)	CLOSED Will close during Public Auction
2290	E		1949 (12 Apr) cover (reduced at left) from Kwantung district to Portland, paying $41,000 rate (single $1,000 and two blocks of 4x$5,000) (Image) (image 2290a)	CLOSED Will close during Public Auction
2291	E		1949 cover from Nanking, franked with block of 10x$10 on $30 surcharges, some cover mending, otherwise fine (Image) (image 2291a)	CLOSED Will close during Public Auction
2292	E		1949 cover (opened for display) from Foochow to USA, franked on both sides with $10,600 in Gold Yuan (strip of 5x$2000, single $100 surcharge and $500 SYS), some cover mending, otherwise fine, scarce usage (Image)	CLOSED Will close during Public Auction
2293	E		1949 (26 Apr) large part of commercial cover from Shanghai to USA, with mostly intact $41,000 meter imprinted alongside Shanghai cancel (Image)	SOLD for $160.00 Will close during Public Auction
2294	E	880B	1949 (8 May) cover to USA, franked on back with 16x$100,000 (including a block of 10), tied by Shanghai cds, fine and unusual (Cat No. 880B) (Image) Get Market Data for [China 880B] Visual Pricing Guide Sample Census	CLOSED Will close during Public Auction

**CHINA 1949 Silver Currency - Silver Yuan Issues**
LotNo.	Symbol	CatNo.	Lot Description
2295	E		1949 (4 May) two covers to Portland, Oregon, one posted May 4th, 1949 from Shanghai, franked with block of 4x$10,000 green, the other registered from Canton paying $1,200,000 with 12x$100,000 surcharges, appropriate arrival pmks, minor cover wear, fine examples of the wildly fluctuating currencies (Image) (image 2295a)	CLOSED Will close during Public Auction
2296	O		1949 (10 June) local unit label printed on reverse of a postal form, canceled in Shensi district, used in Nancheng, with red authenticity seal, v.f., scarce (Image)	CLOSED Will close during Public Auction
2297	O		1949 (13 June) local unit label printed on reverse of a postal form, canceled in Shensi district, used in Nancheng, with red authenticity seal, v.f., scarce (Nancheng fell to the Communists within a week) (Image)	CLOSED Will close during Public Auction
2298	E		1949 (12 Aug) cover from Tien Wo (small settlement near Canton), with emergency 15c meter label and 4x10c adhesives, addressed to Portland, Oregon, with cancels of Tien Wo, Sun Wui on back and additional markings on back, fine and scarce usage (Canton itself was divided into postal districts extending 100 miles in a southerly direction, each one entitled to use the Canton Postage Paid chops and meters) (Image) (image 2298a)	CLOSED Will close during Public Auction
2299	E		1949 (9 Aug) registered and flown cover from Canton to Chinese Consulate General in Chicago, franked with two different surcharges and pair of 10c, paying 75c, with 11 August San Francisco and 12 August Chicago arrival pmks (Image)	CLOSED Will close during Public Auction
2300	E		1949 (11 Apr) flown cover from Shanghai to Portland, Oregon, franked with single $3,000 (equivalent to 1c in Silver Currency), minor back cover flaws, otherwise fine (The Chinese gold yuan was legal tender currency of China between August 1948 and 1949. It was a method used by the Republic of China government to accumulate gold from its citizens in preparation to relocate to Taiwan. It circulated in the country under the control of R.O.C., which issued paper money on August 19, 1948. This currency was notorious for vicious inflation due to inadequate issuance preparation and failure to strictly enforce issuance limits. In the early days of the issuance of the Golden yuan, the government used executive actions to force the public to exchange gold, foreign currency for the new currency. The legal exchange rate was 0.22217 grams of gold per gold yuan but it could not be honored. After the failure of the Golden Yuan, the government issued Silver Yuan, but it was soon rejected in circulation, and the Chinese golden yuan was recalled) (Image) (image 2300a)	CLOSED Will close during Public Auction

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