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1945 (Jan.) A small cover from East Sea to Mouping, on front bearing the rare hand surcharge with char. ‘Chiao-Tung’ (
膠東
)
on Shantung 2nd War Time Posts, 10c on 1c vermillion (Yang EC163), tied by faint cancellation in violet, on reverse single ring
bisected ‘Mouping/ War Post’ index X’ (
牟平
) arrival cds in black, surcharged War Time Posts stamps are very rare on cover. Photo
HK$ 12,000 - 15,000
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1946 24 ( Apr.) A returned cover from Chiangyen to Shanghai, on reverse bearing the Su-Wan Border Area, Chairman Mao, imperf.
5c violet (Printed Matter/
印
) 5c blue single and vertical pair (Common Mail/
便
) 10c yellow brown (Ordinary Mail/
平
) 20c Pale
Blue (Air Mail/
機
) and 20c red (Express/
快
) (Yang EC308-EC312), each tied by char. ‘KIANGSU/CHIANGYEN’ ‘
姜蘇
’ cds,
bilingual ‘SHANGHAI/24.4.46’ arrival cds, on front with ROC Central Trust print Postage Due stamp, unfortunately, the stamp
is heavily damaged with a small part remaining on cover tied by bilingual ‘CANCELLED’ in violet cachet, a lovely cover with 5
different Su-Wan Border Area stamps, a marvelous exhibition item.
Ex. R.F. Lankester Collection
. Photo
HK$ 12,000 - 15,000
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