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506 1912 Overprinted ‘ROC’ in Sung char. on Postage Due 5c brown, overprinted inverted variety, with lightly black security chop on reverse. Lightly hinged. Chan D28a. Photo HK$ 1,500 - 1,800 507 1945 2nd Central Trust print Postage Due, $2 block of 40 (2 x 20) vertical imperforate between and right sheet margin imperf. variety. Unused, no gum as issued, not listed in Chan catalogue. Photo HK$ 12,000 - 16,000 508 1945 Postage Due 2nd Central Trust print, $2 to $30 complete set of 6, imperf colour trial with printing die cut marking, fine. Chan D93S-D98S. Photo HK$ 1,800 - 2,200 509 1916 (23 Feb.) A Postage Due cover to Shanghai locally, bearing London print Postage Due 2c, tied by bilingual “SHANGHAI’ cds, hand stamped large ‘T’ Potage Due black chop x 2 alongside, with the same ‘T’ mark x 2 on reverse side and ‘SHANGHAI/LOCAL POST’ arrival cds, center folded. Photo HK$ 1,400 - 1,800 510 1925 (10 May) A Postage Due picture postcard to USA, bearing 2nd print Junk 1c and 3c, tied by bilingual ‘NANKING’ cds, bilingual ‘SHANGHAI/11.5.25’ transit, the Junk 3c was overlapped by USA Postage Due stamp 2c in strip of 3, unfortunately the USA stamps were damaged, alongside handstamped large ‘T’ Postage Due mark in black, ‘’POSTAGE DUE 6 CENTS’ in straight violet and ‘T/30’ Postage Due violet cachet. Photo HK$ 600 - 800

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