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683 1923 (11 July) A censor cover from Wusih registered to Stanley Gibbons Inc, New York, USA. On front bearing Junk surcharged 2c on 3c horizontal strip of 3 and 2nd Peking print Junk 5c in pair, both tied by bilingual ‘WUSIH’ cds (the English letter is above the Chinese char. Wusih) with another type of bilingual ‘WUSIH’ cds (the Chinese char. is above the English letter Wusih) with ‘Post Office Department/United States Of America/Officially Sealed’ USA censor label, on reverse with Junk surcharged 2c on 3c x 2, ‘NEW YORK/8.6.23’ arrival oval cancel x 2, one black and one violet, very rare cover with bilingual Wusih cancellation, very fine. Photo HK$ 13,000 - 14,000 684

1939 (21 Dec.) A censor cover from Shanghai to Tel-Aviv, Palestine, (nowadays, it is the city of Israel) bearing SYS Chung Hwa print 5c x 2, SYS surcharged 10c on 25c, Peking print Martyrs 20c, tied by bilingual ‘SHANGHAI’ cds, alongside with ‘PALESTINE/PASSED BY CENSOR/T.3’ censor chop in violet hexagonal and double ring Egyptian censor chop in red, letter ‘M’ in the centre, fine and unusual destination. Photo HK$ 1,600 - 2,000 685 194? (Feb.) An air mail censor cover from Chungking to London, England, bearing SYS Central Trust print $1 in pair and $5, both tied by faint bilingual ‘CHUNGKING’ cds. With ‘Examiner 5815/P.C.90’ Crown type censor label. Photo HK$ 400 - 500 686 1940 (14 Mar.) An incoming air mail censor cover from Italy to Shanghai, bearing 5l and 75l, tied by ‘VALDAGNO’ cds, with ‘Opened By Censor Hong Kong’ seal censor label and ‘HONG KONG/27.3.40’ transit, with Shanghai Postman frame chop on front. Photo HK$ 700 - 1,000

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