HK036 - Main catalogue

753 1939 (11 Dec.) A postage due postcard from Tientsin to USA, bearing SYS London 2nd print 5c and surcharged 10c on 25c on SYS London 2nd print, tied by bilingual ‘TIENTSIN’ cds, with USA postage due stamps 3c red, tied by double oval cancel in black, no destination and date type. underneath ‘POSTAGE DUE 3 CENTS/SEATTLE, WASH.’ in 2 straight violet. Photo HK$ 1,000 - 1,200 754 1940’s A printed matter rate postage due cover from Chungking to London, England. Bearing SYS Paicheng print, irregular perf. $40, tied by bilingual ‘CHUNGKING’ cds, hand stamped bilingual ‘T/Postage Due’ in black, fine. Photo HK$ 400 - 500 754 753

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755 1948 (7 Apr.) An air mail Postage Due cover from Shanghai to Peiping, on front bearing SYS 2nd Shanghai Dah Tung print $5,000 in pair, one stamp damaged due to the rough opening at right, tied by bilingual ‘SHANGHAI’ cods, alongside hand stamped ‘T/ Postage Due’ frame chop in black char. on reverse with CNC Shanghai Dah Yeh surcharged $2,000 on $3 on SYS Central Trust print, tied by bilingual ‘PEIPING’ cds, date not clear. And faint roller machine transit. That CNC surcharged stamp was used as Postage Due stamp. Center folded affecting the surcharged stamp. Photo HK$ 3,500 - 4,000

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756 1948 (11 Aug.) An air mail Gold Yuan postage due cover from Ceylon to Shanghai, bearing Ceylon KGVI pictorial 25c and 50c, tied by ‘OOLOMBO’ cds, alongside ‘FTS’ in black circle, plus bearing the ROC surcharged on 2nd London print postage due stamps $30,000 on $1,000 in large block of 40 (10 x 4) which is larger than the original cover, thus, those stamps were franked on both sides, total rate $1,200,000, tied by bilingual ‘SHANGHAI/24.8.48’ cds. The Gold Yuan period started on 20th Aug. 1948, rare. Photo HK$ 15,000 - 18,000

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