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668 1936 (7 Feb.) An air mail cover registered to Berne, Switzerland, bearing air mail 3rd Peking print, 15c, 50c, 60c and 90c, each tied by bilingual ‘SHANGHAI’ cds, with ‘SAIGON CENTRAL/14.2.36’ transit and ‘BERN/24.11.36’ arrival cds, fine. Photo HK$ 500 - 700 669 1936 (8 Sept.) A cover to Germany, via Siberia, bearing SYS London 2nd print 25c, tied by bilingual ‘SHANGHAI’ cds, on reverse with bilingual ‘SHANGHAI’ cds in red and ‘KREFELD/2.10.36’ arrival cds, with 2 punch holes at left. Photo HK$ 500 - 600

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670 1937 (1 Apr.) A cover to Wuerttemberg, Germany, bearing SYS 2nd London print 5c, tied by neat char. ‘HUNAN/HENGSHAN’ cds. Photo HK$ 500 - 600 671 1937 (14 Sept.) An air mail cover to England, via Hong Kong, bearing London 2nd print 15, Peking print Martyrs 50c and Peking print Air Mail $2, each tied by bilingual ‘HANKOW’ cds, with ‘HONG KONG/16.9.37’ transit on reverse, rough opening affecting the cancel. First year of China-Japanese War usage to overseas routed through Hong Kong instead of Changhai as the Yangtse river route was closed. Photo HK$ 2,000 - 2,500

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