HK038-Main Catalogue

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970 1944 (2 Sept.) An air mail censor cover from Chungking registered to New York, USA. On reverse bearing SYS Paicheng print $4 in pair x 2 and $10 strip of 3, tied by bilingual 'CHUNGKING' cds, with 'MIAMI/23.9.44' transit, 'NEW YORK' arrival cds x 2, date 24.9.44 and 25.9.44, with 'Opened By Examiner/P.C.90' censor label and hand stamped 'DHA/130' censor chop in violet. Photo HK$ 800 - 1,000 971 1944 (22 June) An air mail censor cover to USA, bearing SYS Central Trust print $2 and Paicheng print $10 in pair, both tied by bilingual 'CHENGTU' cds, with 'Opened By Examiner' censor label. Photo HK$ 400 - 500

972 1944 (28 Feb.) An air mail censor cover from Canton registered to USA, on reverse bearing SYS Central Trust print 30c x 2, $3 in pair and Paicheng print $10, both tied by CANTON/GOYIU’ ( 高要 ) with ‘DHA/130’ India violet censor chop, ‘MIAMI/16.4.44’ transit and 'LOS ANGLES/18.4.44' arrival cds, with 'Opened By Examiner/P.C.90' censor label, very fine. Photo HK$ 1,000 - 1,200 972

973 1944 (31 Nov.) An air mail censor cover from Kukkong to New York, USA, on front hand stamped ‘This Article Has Been Held By The Office of Censorship' in two black straight, and 'DHF' violet India censor chop, on reverse with SYS Central Trust print $3, $5 and Paicheng print $10 x 2, tied by bilingual 'KUKKONG S.O.NO.2' cds, faint 'MIAMI/20.4.45' transit and two different 'NEW YORK' arrival cds, dated 22.4.45 and 13.9.45 and, with 'Opened By Examiner' and 'Examiner By' censor labels. This cover was held in post office more than 9 months. Photo HK$ 1,200 - 1,500 973

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