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3.2 Uniform Overseas Rates in Chinese National Currency $

From 1 December 1947 the overseas air mail rates were standardised irrespective of country of destination, route
or distance carried. This change dramatically simplified the rates to be charged on overseas air mail. Prior to the
currency revaluation effective from 6 November 1948, inflation led to ten different rate periods. All prices in the
table below are in CNC $. Many of these Unified Overseas Rates (UOR) were very short‑lived.

Ref Effective Date Days Surf 20g Surf+20g Air / 10g Single Regn Fee
UOR 1 1 Dec 1947 31 8,000 5,000 22,000 30,000 11,000
UOR 2 1 Jan 1948 15 9,000 5,000 30,000 39,000 12,000
UOR 3 16 Jan 1948 45 11,000 7,000 40,000 51,000 15,000
UOR 4 1 Mar 1948 15 14,000 9,000 45,000 59,000 20,000
UOR 5 16 Mar 1948 16 20,000 10,000 50,000 70,000 25,000
UOR 6 1 Apr 1948 10 25,000 15,000 65,000 90,000 35,000
UOR 7 11 Apr 1948 38 30,000 20,000 80,000 110,000 45,000
UOR 8 19 May 1948 74 50,000 30,000 120,000 170,000 70,000
UOR 9 1 Aug 1948 20 150,000 100,000 400,000 550,000 200,000
UOR 10 21 Aug 1948 77 300,000 200,000 800,000 1,100,000 400,000

The routes flown remained as before: mail to the Americas went via FAM 28 from Shanghai, mail to Europe was
carried by BOAC or Air France from Hong Kong, and mail for Australasia went by BOAC/QANTAS via Hong Kong.

3.2.1 Rate UOR 1: 1 Dec 1947 to 31 Dec 1947 (31 days).

Introduction of uniform international rates. Surface first 20g $8,000 Air per 10g $22,000

1 Dec 1947 (First Day) ‑ Shanghai to Wolverhampton, England. No backstamps. Single rate letter $8,000 + $22,000 = $30,000.