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596 1918 (13 May) An incoming WWI Postage Due censor cover from USA to Peking, bearing Washington 2c lilac, tied by ‘BATTLECREEK’ wave cancel, alongside with Postage Due Peking print 4c, one stamp off, tied by bilingual ‘PEKING’ cds, handstamped US ‘UNCLAIMED’ and ‘RETUEN TO DENTER’ in straight violet, with a complete ‘unable to send’ Chinese receipt on front, ‘CENSOR/No.1540’ censor label and a rare bilingual ‘PEKING/9.7.18’ cds with Chinese index (戍) on reverse, center folded. Photo HK$ 1,200 - 1,500 597 1919 A WWI censor cover to New Jersey, USA, bearing USA Washington 3c lilac, tied by ‘U.S…CHINA’ killer ‘1’ cancel, overlapped by a ‘Examined By Censor C.376’ censor label. Photo HK$ 500 - 600

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598 194? (Nov.) An air mail censor cover sent to New York City, USA, bearing SYS London 2nd print 5c, HK print Martyrs 20c x 2 and 30c, each tied by bilingual ‘CHENGTU’ cds, date not clear, with ‘Passed Censor Hong Kong/20’ censor chop in triangle blue green, with ‘HONG KONG’ transit on reverse. Photo HK$ 500 - 600 599 1940 (12 Dec.) An air mail censor cover to USA, bearing SYS Dah Tung print 5c x 3, London 2nd print 20c x 3, tied by bilingual ‘WANHSIEN’ cds x 3, underneath ‘Passed Censor/5’ in blue green triangle, with ‘HONG KONG/20.12.40’ transit on reverse. Photo HK$ 400 -500

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