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953 1938 (3 Aug.) A Church printed cover to Hankow, bearing SYS London 2nd print 5c, tied by bilingual ‘SIKING(CHANGAN)’ cds, with bilingual ‘HANKOW/6.8.38’ arrival cds, fine. Photo HK$ 400 - 500 954 1938 (May)Acover from Shanghai to England, bearing SYS London 2nd print 25c, with perfin ‘Y.T.I’tied by bilingual ‘SHANGHAI’ cds. Photo HK$ 300 - 400 955 1938 A cover from Shanghai reg. to Kobe, Japan. Bearing SYS London 2nd print 5c and Peking print Martyrs 13c, both stamps with perfin. and tied by bilingual ‘SHANGHAI cds, date illegible, on reverse with ‘The National City Bank of New York/Shanghai’ seal label. Photo HK$ 700 - 900

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956 1939 (11 Jan.) An incoming air mail cover from Pan American Clipper Ship in USA to American Consulate, Chungking, via Hong Kong. On front bearing USA Virginia Dare Born Roanoke 5c x 10, air mail 6c orange, tied by ‘LOS ANGELES/HOLLYWOOD’ machine roller cancel and ‘LOS ANGELES’ cds. Redirected by air mail to Shanghai, and then redirected again to Manila with double ring ‘MANILA/6.6.39’ cds, handstamped ‘RETURNED TO SENDER/5.7.39’ frame chop in violet. On reverse, with a lot of cancellations, ‘HOLLYWOOD/11.1.39’, ‘HONGKONG/24.1.39’ bilingual ‘CHUNGKING/29.1.39’ arrival cds. ‘AMERICAN CONSULATE/MANILA/11.4.39’ frame chop in black. A nice cover from the Nationalist party controlled Chungking to Japanese occupied Shanghai over Trans-Pacific Ocean Clipper and airmail routes. Photo HK$ 4,500 - 5,000

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957 1939 (16Aug.)Acover to USA, bearing the 150th Founding of USA25c (damaged) tied by char. ‘EAST SZECHWAN/SHANDONG’ cds, on reverse with bilingual ‘CHUNGKING/17.8.39’ and ‘KUNMING/22.8.39’ transit. Center folded. Photo HK$ 700 - 800 958 1939 (22 Aug.) An air mail cover fromYunnan to Germany, on front bearing Peking print Martyrs 30c x 3, tied by char. ‘YUUNAN/ KAIYUAN’ ( 開遠 ) cds, on reverse with ‘HANOI/26.8.39’ and faint bilingual ‘HOKOW/28.8.39’ transit. Photo HK$ 1,700 - 2,000

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