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PRISONER OF WAR AND CENSORED MAIL
4144
1949 (5 May) A cover from Foochow to Nanping, on reverse bearing Gold Yuan SYS Shanghai Dah Tung print $2,000 violet x 12
and $10,000 grey brown x 4, total rate $64,000, tied by char. ‘FOOCHOW/FUKIEN’ cds, with char. ‘FUKIEN/NANPING/7.5.49’
arrival cds on front, damaged at top right corner and a tear at bottom, nice cover with Gold Yuan stamps used during Silver Yuan
period. Photo
HK$ 1,400 - 1,800
4145
1918 (11 Apr.) A censor cover from Foochow to USA, bearing Peking 1st print Junk 8c brown orange in pair, tied by bilingual
‘FOOCHOW’ cds, on reverse with bilingual ‘SHANGHAI/14.4.18’ transit, with ‘Opened By Censor’ seal label. Photo
HK$ 700 - 1,000
4146
1941 (28 July) A censored cover from Fukien to USA, bearing SYS New York print 1c orange in pair and HK print Martyrs 8c, all
tied by char. ‘FUKIEN/SIENYU’ ‘
仙遊
’, with ‘Not Opened By Censor’ frame chop in blue and ‘HONG KONG/28.7.41’ transit
on reverse, missing back flap and large water stain mark, but not affecting stamps or cancellation. Photo
HK$ 600 - 800
4147
1942 (2 Dec.) An air mail censored cover from Fukien
to USA, bearing SYS Dah Tung print $5 in pair, tied
by char. ‘FUKIEN/MINHOW’ cds, with bilingual
‘KWEILIN/11.12.42’ transit, ‘Opened By Examiner’ censor
seal label, with 2 tears at the top, but no affecting to stamp or
cancellation. Photo
HK$ 800 - 1,000
4148
1943 (7 Jan.) A censor cover from Foochow to USA,
bearing SYS Chung Hwa 10c green in pair, tied by bilingual
‘MINHOW/FOOCHOW’ cds, alongside with char. ‘FUKIEN/
MINHOW/8.1.43’ transit, and rimmed dot ‘K.H.B/10.2.43’
manuscript cancellation. ‘Opened By Examiner’ seal label.
Photo
HK$ 800 - 1,000