Auction: 18008 - Sinkiang Postal History, The 'Manhattan' Collection
Lot: 2419
Sinkiang
Gold Yuan
1949 (28 Mar.) large envelope from the Foreign Service Section of the American Consulate in Tihwa to Pennsylvania bearing, on the reverse, $100 on $2 (28) tied by Tihwa (Urumtsi). Pays $800 plus four times $500 for a 100g letter. A large franking and scarce use of the gold yuan stamps in Sinkiang. Photo
Sold for
HK$10,000