HK036 - Main catalogue

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1219 1944 (8 Feb.) A censor cover from Chengtu registered to India, on reverse bearing SYS Paicheng print $1 green irregular block of 13, tied by bilingual ‘CHENGTU’ cds, with ‘Opened By Examiner/P.c.90’ Indian censor label and ‘PASSED/DHA/3’ India Crown type censor frame chop in black. Fine. Photo HK$ 1,300 - 1,500 1220 1944 (8 July) An air mail censor cover from East Szechwan registered to New York, USA. On front tied by bilingual ‘PAHSIEN’ cds, India ‘DHF/9’ & ‘DHF/25’ violet censor chop, on reverse bearing SYS Central Trust print $3 and $5 x 5, tied by char. ‘EAST SZECHWAN/LUOHANCHANG’ ( 羅漢場 ) cds, with ‘MIAMI/19.8.44’ transit, ‘NEW YORK/20.8.44’ oval transit and ‘NEW YORK/21.8.44’ arrival cds. with 2 tears at the top. Photo HK$ 1,500 - 1,800

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1221 1944 (Nov.) A censor cover from Kukong registered to New York, USA. On reverse bearing Central Trust print $2, Paicheng print $4 and $10 block of 4, tied by bilingual ‘KUKONG’ cds, ‘MIAMI/16.8.45’ transit and USA 20.8.45 arrival cds, With ‘Opened By Examiner/P.C’ with a few toned spots and roughly opened. Photo HK$ 1,500 - 1,800 1222 1944 A censor cover from Manchukuo to Penang, Malay, bearing Manchukuo Propaganda for Japan and Manchukuo, Chinese char. 10f, tied by Japanese Military cancel, alongside, Japanese ‘Censor’ in black oval and ‘Malay Military Inspection Department’ in black straight, fine. Photo HK$ 1,000 - 1,500

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1223 1945 (1 July) An air mail censor cover from Chengtu registered to Calcutta, India. Bearing SYS Central Trust print $1 strip of 3 and $5 in pair, tied by bilingual ‘CHENGTU’ cds, with ‘Opened By Examiner/P.C.90’ India censor label and tied by ‘PASSED/DHA/3’ India Crown type censor frame chop in black. with ‘CALCUTTA/8.7.45’ arrival cds on reverse. Photo HK$ 1,500 - 2,000 1224 1945 (14 May) An air mail censor cover from Mengtze registered to USA, on front handstamped ‘DHF/29’ India censor, on reverse bearing SYS. $20 and Central Trust $4 in pair and Paicheng print imperf. Tied by char. ‘MENGTZE/MAXIE’ cds, with ‘Opened By Examiner’ India censor label, ‘MIAMI/18.6.45’ transit and ‘ANN ARBOR/20.6.45’ arrival cds. censor cover form Mengtze is very rare. Photo HK$ 6,000 - 8,000

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