HK036 - Main catalogue

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1201 1943 (5 Jan.) An air mail censor cover from Kunming registered to USA, bearing SYS New York print $10 x 2 on front and Chung Hwa print 10c in pair x 2 on reverse, both tied by bilingual ‘KUNMING’ cds, “MIAMI/10.3.43’ and ‘BOSTON/12.3.43’ transit and ‘CAMBRIDGE/12.3.43’ arrival cds, with ‘Opened By Examiner/P.C.90’ censor label. Photo HK$ 1,000 - 1,200 1202 1943 (5 Mar.) A censor cover from Kunming reg. to USA, bearing HK print Martyrs 20c in pair and SYS New York $10 in pair, tied by bilingual ‘KUNMING’ cds, with hand stamped ‘DH7/15’ violet chop and ‘Opened By Examiner’ censor label, on reverse with ‘MIMAI/20.4.43’ transit and ‘ANN ARBOR/22.4.43’ arrival cds. Photo HK$ 600 - 800

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1203 1943 (8 Feb.) A censor cover from Chengtu to Calcutta, India, bearing SYS Central Trust print $1, HK print air mail 25c, 50c and $2, tied by bilingual ‘CHENGTU’ cds, ‘Opened By Examiner’ seal label, tied by ‘BUY DEFENCE SAVINGS CERTIFICATE/23.2.43’ frame chop in black. Photo HK$ 700 - 800 1204 1943 A censor cover fromWeishien to Peitaiho, bearing the Japanese occupation overprinted ‘North China’ on imitative Martyrs 50c green, tied by bilingual ‘WEIHSIEN’ cds, alongside ‘Weishien Concentration Camp’ Japanese censor chop in violet frame. Photo HK$ 1,000 - 1,500

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1205 1943 A censor cover to England, bearing SYS New York print 50c in pair, tied by unclear bilingual cds, with ‘Opened By Examiner/ P.C.90’ India censor label, tied by ‘PASSED/DHF/3’ India Crown type censor chop in black, hand stamped ‘DHF/13’ India censor violet chop. Photo HK$ 1,000 - 1,200 1206 1944 (1 Feb.) A censor cover from Fukien registered to England, on front, tied by char. ‘FUKIEN/LONGXI’ ( 龍溪 ) cds, bilingual ‘KWEILIN/18.2.44’ transit and ‘DARTFORD KENT/24.3.44’ oval arrival cancel, on reverse bearing SYS Central Trust print 30c in pair, $1, $1.5 in pair and Paicheng print rough perf. $5, tied by the same char. ‘FUKIEN/LONGXI’ ( 龍溪 ) cds and England transit, double ring ‘KENT/24.3.44’ arrival cds, with ‘Opened By Examiner 721/P.C.90’ censor label. a few toned spots and small tear at the top, censorcover sent from Longxi is scarce. Photo HK$ 1,500 - 2,000

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