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768 1940 (23 Nov. ) An air mail censor cover to Melbourne, Australia, tied by ‘Passed Censor Hong Kong/9’ triangle censor chop in violet on front, on reverse with air mail 30c x 7 and HK print Martyrs 50c in pair, tied by bilingual ‘SHANGHAI’ cds, ‘HONG KONG/30.11.40’ transit, damaged at the top. Photo HK$ 800 - 1,000 769 1940 (25 May) A SYS 15c orange red stationery card to Holland, tied by bilingual ‘PEKING’ cds, with 2 different size of the Germany Nazi Eagle type censor chop in red circle, fine. Photo HK$ 600 - 800

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770 1940 (26 June) A stampless ‘Sce Des Prisonniers De Guerre’ censor cover from Japan to Shanghai, on front tied by ‘MARUGAME’ (丸亀) cds, on reverse with ‘SHANGHAI/I.J.P.O/30.6.40’ arrival cds. Photo HK$ 800 - 1,000 771 1940 (26 June) A SYS 15c orange stationery card with SYS London 2nd print 2c and Peking print Martyrs 13c, both tied by bilingual ‘SHANGHAI’ cds, sent to Vienna, via Siberia, Vienna fell to Germany at the beginning of WWII, with Germany Eagle type censor chop in red circle adjacent. Photo HK$ 1,300 - 1,500

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