HK046-Main catalogue

413 1920 (2 July) A cover from Tientsin registered to England, bearing 1st Peking print Junk 1c in pair and 10c block of 3, both tied by bilingual ‘TIENTSIN’ cds, char. in curve type. ‘R/TIENTSIN/No.18753’ reg. frame chop. On reverse with ‘NEW YORK/11.8.20’ oval transit x 3 and illegible England arrival oval cancel. Photo HK$ 300 - 400 413

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414 1938 (1 June) An incoming cover from Switzerland to Tsingtau, via Siberia, bearing Switzerland 10c and 20c, each tied by “AMBULAN’ cds, on reverse with bilingual ‘TIENTSIN/28.6.38’ transit and bilingual ‘TSINGTAU/2.7.38’ arrival cds. Photo HK$ 200 - 300

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415 1939 (18 Sept.) A plain cover bearing complete set of the Constitution of the USA, each tied by bilingual KUNMING’ cds, not first day cancel. Photo HK$ 200 - 300 416 1939 ( 11 Dec.) A cover registered to Shanghai, bearing Constitution of USA complete set of 4, tied by bilingual ‘Kunming’ cds, with ‘HONG KONG/13.12.39’ transit, sent to Shanghai, 25c damaged. Photo HK$ 200 - 300

417 1948 An extremely large size air mail cover registered to USA, size: 39 x 27 cm, bearing SYS 2nd Shanghai Dah Tung print $10,000, $20,000, $100,000 x 46, $ 500,000 x 20, one stamp damaged and 4th London print $5,000 damaged. Both tied by faint ‘SHANGHAI’ machine wave cancel, with ‘NEW YORK/5.10.48 ‘arrvial cancel x 2. a few creases. Photo HK$ 500 - 600

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