HK036 - LA & PRC catalogue

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2521 1950 (3 May) An air cover from Tientsin registered to Paris, France, via Hong Kong, on front with handstamped ‘REGISTERED’ frame chop in black cachet, bilingual ‘TIENTSIN/3.5.50’ transit, on reverse bearing Peking surcharged on SYS with ‘Temporarily used for…’ ‘ 暫作 ’ $3,000 on $3000, Field Workers and Factory $5,000 carmine and $10,000 lake brown in block of 4 and South Central China, Kuo-Kwong 2nd print $100 green (Yang NC 369, NC412-413 and CC84) all tied by bilingual ‘TIENTSIN’ cds, bilingual ‘CANTON’ and ‘HONG KONG/15.5.50’ transit, ‘PARIS’ arrival cds, roughly opened at top, center folded and creased. Photo HK$ 3,000 - 3,500 2522 1951 (30 June) A ‘For use in Northeast’ Tien An Men $2,500 light green stationery postcard from Chanchon to Shanghai, tied by ‘CHANCHON’ Japanese type cancellation, a few toned spots. Photo HK$ 6,500 - 7,000

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2523 1944 Surcharged on War Time Post, Chairman Mao stamps x 3, including $5 on 50c brown x 2, black and blue surcharge, type A, $2 on 10c green, type C, both unused and no gum as issued. Yang EC29, EC29a, EC37. Photo HK$ 9,000 - 10,000 2524 1944 Shantung War Time Post, Chairman Mao, 2nd print, 10c x 2 with extra shade, olive green, one stamp with broken plate variety, showing a large solid block at top left corner, a new discovery, rare, unused and no gum as issued. Yang EC24, EC24var. Photo HK$ 2,000 - 3,000 2525 1945 Shantung surcharged with ‘Temporarily Used For’ on the 2nd War Time Post, $5 on 5c in horizontal pair, tied by single bisected ‘YANGPAI’ ( 陽牌 ) manuscript date type cancel. Fine used. Yang EC18. Photo HK$ 3,000 - 3,500 2526 1945 Shantung War Time Post, Chu-teh, 10c green and imperf. $3 violet brown, both used on piece, tied by full strike char. ‘CHEFOO/WAR POST’ ( 煙台/戰郵 ) Yang EC51, EC53. Photo HK$ 1,800 - 2,000

2527 1945 Su-Chung, 1st print with value indicated, 40c on 30c green and 2nd print with value indicated, 40c on 25c green, both unused and no gum as issued, minor toning. Yang EC286, EC290. Photo HK$ 1,000 - 1,200

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