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564 1931 (31 May) A FFC to Berlin, Germany, bearing 2nd Peking print Junk 5c, 20c and 2nd air mail 45c, 60c and 90c, each tied by char. ‘NANKING’ commemorative cancel. With ‘LUFTPOSTAMT/BERLIN C2’ arrival cds in red, very fine. Photo HK$ 1,000 - 1,200

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565 1933 (7 June) A stampless official cover to Chekiang Highway Bureau (浙江省公路管理局) center folded and some crumple. Photo HK$ 2,000 - 2,500

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566 1935 (20 Nov.) A cover to France via Pagoda Anch, bearing London 2nd Print SYS 5c x 4 , Paying correct international mail rate of 20c, cancelled by “MAMOI” bilingual cds, showing ‘PAGODA ANCH’ transit on reverse, this rate lasted for short period after adjustment from 25c to 20c. Photo HK$ 2,000 - 2,500 567

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1936 (12 Apr.) A printed Qiaopi (僑批) cover registered to Mexico, bearing Reaper 15c in pair, Peking print Martyrs 10c x 2, both tied by char. ‘CANTON/MIUBINSI’ (廟邊市) cds x 4, hand stamped registered frame box in black, and it was covered by the registered stamp label as read as ‘R/Sheungchak/No.65’, on reverse with char. ‘CANTON/SHEUNGCHAK/12.4.36’ and bilingual ‘CANTON/14.4.36’ transit, Mexico ‘CIUDAD JUAREZ/9.5.36’ transit and ‘TAMPICO/12.5.36’ oval arrival, rare sending and receiving destination. The Chinese who mostly came from Canton province, signed the working contract to overseas, South America is a unique place to go. especially Mexico. Photo HK$ 3,000 - 4,000

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