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742 1947 (25 Sept.) A cover from Tientsin to New York, USA. Bearing SYS London 4th print $500, SYS Shanghai Dah Tung 11st print, $1,000, $3,000 and $5,000, tied by bilingual ‘TIENTSIN’ cds. Photo HK$ 400 - 500 743 1947 (7 June) A FFC by Pan American, from Shanghai to USA, bearing SYS Shanghai Dah Tung 1st print, $1,000 x 2 and $3,000, both tied by char. ‘SHANGHAI’ commemorative cancel in violet. ‘SAN FRANCISCO/8.6.47’ arrival cds on reverse. Fine HK$ 300 - 400

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744

744 1947 (9 Dec.) An air mail registered cover to Peiping, on reverse bearing CNC surcharged on SYS $250 on $1.5, Paicheng print, and $500 on $20 green strip of 4, London 2nd print, tied by char. ‘Lanchow/Lanchow University/Postal Kiosk’ ‘ 蘭州/蘭州大學/ 郵亭 ’ cds, bilingual ‘PEIPING/12.12.47’ arrival cds, fine. Photo HK$ 4,500 - 5,000 745 1948 (1 Mar.) An air mail cover from Shansi to England, on reverse bearing CNC surcharged on SYS $1,000 on $2, and Shanghai Dah Tung print $3,000, $5,000 and $10,000 x 5, tied by character ‘SHANSI’ cds, total rate $59,000. This cover was mailed on the first day of the new surface postal rate and airmail rate (1st Mar 1948) which was changed from $11,000 to $14,000 for surface rate and from $40,000 to $45,000 for air rate respectively. Photo HK$ 2,000 - 2,500

746 1948 (11 Aug.) An air mail cover to Germany, on front bearing CNC surcharged on air mail $30,000 on 90c, on reverse bearing $10,000 on $27, $10,000 on $30 x 5 and $20,000 on $25 x 3 (one stamp damaged) each tied by bilingual ‘TIENTSIN’ cds, minor toning. Photo HK$ 800 - $1,000 746 128