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881 1938 (28 Jan.) A printed matter cover to France, bearing SYS London 2nd print 5c, tied by bilingual ‘KUNMING/YUNNANFU’ cds. France arrival cds on reverse. Photo HK$ 300 - 400 882 1938 (5 Aug.) A cover from Kuliang, Foochow to USA, via Hong Kong. Bearing SYS London 2nd print 25c, tied by bilingual ‘KUIIANG’ cds, ‘HONG KONG/11.8.38’ arrival cds on reverse, with contents. Photo HK$ 500 - 700

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883 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$ 1,000 - 1,200

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884 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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