HK038-Main Catalogue

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614 1948 (10 Aug.) An incoming Postage Due cover from Canada to Shanghai bearing Canada 4c KGVI, tied by ‘VANCOUVER’ slogan machine cancel and 'T/6' Postage Due mark in green circle, on reverse surcharged on 2nd London print Postage Due stamp, $10,000 on $400 in pair and $30,000 on $1,000 in pair, tied by bilingual 'SHANGHAI/17.9.48' arrival cds. very fine. Photo HK$ 2,000 - 2,500

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615 1948 (11 Aug.) An air mail Gold Yuan postage due cover from Ceylon to Shanghai, bearing Ceylon KGVI pictorial 25c and 50c, tied by 'OOLOMBO' cds, alongside 'FTS' in black circle, plus bearing the ROC surcharged on 2nd London print postage due stamps $30,000 on $1,000 in large block of 40 (10 x 4) which is larger than the original cover, thus, those stamps were franked on both sides, total rate $1,200,000, tied by bilingual 'SHANGHAI/24.8.48' cds. The Gold Yuan period started on 20th Aug. 1948, rare. Photo HK$ 14,000 - 16,000 616 1939 (11 Dec.) A postage due postcard from Tientsin to USA, bearing SYS London 2nd print 5c and surcharged 10c on 25c on SYS London 2nd print, tied by bilingual ‘TIENTSIN’ cds, with USA postage due stamps 3c red, tied by double oval cancel in black, no destination and date type. Underneath ‘POSTAGE DUE 3 CENTS/SEATTLE, WASH.’ in 2 straight violet. Photo HK$ 800 - 1,000

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