Description: This fascinating provisional stamp is part of the early People's Republic of China surcharged issues, created by overprinting unissued base stamps from the prior nationalist era. The dynamic central orange vignette showcases a smoking steam engine advancing adjacent to the bow of a massive transport vessel, with the original small Chinese inscription reading "國內信函專用" (For Domestic Letters Only) running horizontally across the top. Because the base design lacked a monetary face value, the new communist postal administration applied a bold black typography surcharge overprint to adapt it to the unified currency system. This overprint explicitly designates the stamp's new denomination, placing a boxed "25" in the lower-right corner and corresponding bold Chinese text "貳拾伍圓" (Twenty-Five Yuan) along the left frame under the main "中國人民郵政" (Chinese People's Post) agency title.
Circa: 1950 - 1951
Condition: Unused - hinged
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