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747 1947 (30 Oct.) An air mail cover to Shanghai, bearing CNC Chungking Central surcharged on SYS issues, $20 on 8c x 2 and $50 on 5c x 5, tied by char. ‘KANSU/SHANDAN’ (山丹) with faint bilingual ‘SHANGHAI’ arrival cds. Photo HK$ 1,500 - 1,800 748 1947 (5 May) A FDC of Return of National Government to Nanking complete set , tied by ‘TIENTSIN’ commemorative cancel in purple. Photo HK$ 250 - 400

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749 1948 (1 July) A stampless ‘On Service’ cover , tied by Postage Paid/SHANGHAI’ metric red chop. Photo HK$ 800 - 1,000 750 1948 (1 Nov.) An opened air mainly cover to Nanking, on front bearing CNC SYS surcharged $20,000 on 50c x 6, on reverse bearing CNC surcharged 10,000 on 30c on air mail block of 12 and over lapped by the same stamps as front block of 6 and block of 8, all tied by the faint char. ‘WEST SZECHWAN’ cds, with bilingual ‘CHUNGKING/5.11.48’ transit and ‘NANKING/7.11.48’ arrival cds, a few creases and minor damage at bottom right corner. Photo HK$ 800 - 1,000 751 1948 (15 Sept.) A Postage Due cover from Shanghai to London, England, bearing SYS Shanghai Dah Tung 2nd print $500,000 in pair and $1,000,000, both tied by bilingual “SHANGHAI’ cds, with large ‘T’ Postage Due mark in blue alongside. Photo HK$ 800 - 1,000

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