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484 1933 (24 Apr.) Incoming postage due cover from Copenhagen to “M/S Selandia” c/o The East Asiatic Co. Ltd., Shanghai, franked on front with Denmark 5 Ore block of 4, tied by KOBENHAVN 24.4.33 cds, “”T.20c”” handstamp in violet, added Second Peking postage due 20c, tied by Shanghai cds, cover overall lightly soiled. The “”Selandia”” was sunk in 1942 off of Japan and honoured on a Danish 20 Kroner coin. Photo HK$ 1,600 - 2,000 485 1933 (4 Mar.) A postage due cover from New Zealand to Shanghai, bearing New Zealand KGV 1d red, tied by slogan cancel, alongside with ROC postage due 30c, tied by bilingual ‘SHANGHAI’ cds, underneath ‘T/30CENTIMOS’ on black circle, with ‘HONG KONG/28.2.33’ transit and illegible ‘POSTAGE SENT ...’ frame chop in black. Photo HK$ 1,300 - 1,600 486 1936 (27 May) An incoming Postage Due cover from Malaya to Shanghai, on front bearing Johore 5c in pair, left stamp minor defects, tied by Malaya cds, hand stamped ‘T’ Postage Due mark in black frame, on reverse with 1st Peking print Postage Due 4c in pair, tied by bilingual ‘SHANGHAI/9.6.36’ cds, very fine. Photo HK$ 1,600 - 2,000 487 1936 (30 Sept.) An incoming stampless postage due cover from USA to Shanghai, on front tied by ‘SEATTLE’ ‘U.S.POSTAGE/2/CENTS PAID’ wave machine cancel, ‘SEATTLE’ and ‘20/CENTIMES’ postage due mark in black circle and ‘SHANGHAI’ sloganwave arrival cancel. On reverse with postage due 20c, tied by bilingual ‘SHANGHAI/20.10.36’ arrival cds. Photo HK$ 800 - 1,000

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