HK036 - Main catalogue

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1112 1948 (14 May) An air mail CNC cover from Kansu to London, England. On reverse bearing CNC 3rd Shanghai Union surcharged $200 on 10c, SYS 1st Dah Tung print, $50, $1,000 x 3, tied by char. ‘KANSU/SHANDAN’ ( 山丹 ) cds, fine. Photo HK$ 500 - 600 1113 1948 (15 July) An air mail cover from Canton to Washington, D.C, USA. Bearing SYS Shanghai 3rd Shanghai Dah Tung print $20,000, 50,000 and 2nd Shanghai Dah Tung print $100,000, tied by bilingual ‘CANTON’ cds. Roughly opened, with contents. Photo HK$ 300 - 400 1114 1948 (15 July) An air mail cover from Peiping to Shanghai, on reverse bearing CNC Shanghai Dah Teh surcharge in red on $2,000 on $5 on SYS Chungking Dah Tung print (not listed in Chan catalogue) $3,000 on $3 on Chungking Chung Hwa print, and CNC 1st Union surcharged $10,000 on $20 block of 4 on SYS Chungking Central print, all tied by bilingual ‘PEIPING’ cds, bilingual ‘SHANGHAI/17.7.48’ arrival cds, rare unlisted stamp on commercially used cover, a few toned spots., light fold at left affecting the unlisted stamp. Photo HK$ 5,000 - 6,000

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1115 1948 (18 Sept.) An express registration air mail cover from East Szechwan to Nanking, on reverse bearing CNC surcharged $5,000 on $2 x 9 on SYS Central Trust print and $20,000 on 10c block of 10 on SYS Central Trust print, tied by char. ‘EAST SZECHWAN KONGJUN/PAKLAMCHEUNG’ ( 東川江津/柏林埸 ) cds x 13, wit complete express receipt attached, tied by the same cancel and bilingual ‘NANKING/18.9.48’ arrival cds, on front with bilingual ‘CHUNGKING/16.9.48’ transit and bilingual ‘NANKING/18.9.48’ arrival cds, fine. Photo HK$ 1,500 - 1,800 1116 1948 (2 Feb.) A large opened cover from Swatow registered to Spain, bearing a lot of stamps on both sides, for example, Restoration of Taiwan sets x 5, Mobile Post Office and Postal Kiosk sets x 5, the 50th Anniv of Directorate set x 4, and some SYS various issues, tied by bilingual ‘SWATOW’ cds, ‘BILBAO/23.3.48’ arrival frame cancel in black. Photo HK$ 1,500 - 1,800 1117 1948 (21 July) An air mail cover Consulat De France A Chungking registered to France, on reverse bearing CNC First Union surcharged on SYS $10,000 on $20 carmine, and SYS Shanghai Dah Tung 2nd print $50,000 x 7, tied by bilingual ‘CHUNGKING’ cds. Photo HK$ 400 - 500

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