HK-042-Main Catalogue

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665 1941 (24 Mar.) A censor cover from Shanghai to Germany, via Siberia, bearing SYS Dah Tung print 10c (damaged) and Peking print Martyrs 20c in pair, tied by bilingual ‘SHANGHAI’ cds, and bilingual ‘… Passed by Customs P.O.’ China censor chop in red frame, and Germany Eagle type censor label. Photo HK$ 600 - 700 666 1941 (26 Sept.) An air mail censor cover from Shanghai registered to USA, bearing HK print Martyrs 40c in pair, SYS Dah Tung print $1 and $10, tied by bilingual ‘SHANGHAI’ cds, on reverse with ‘HONOLULU/8.10.41’, oval ‘BERWICK/8.11.41’ transit and ‘NEW YORK.USA/FOREIGN/10.11.41’ oval arrival cancel, with ‘Opened By Examiner 3478/P.C.90’ censor. Photo HK$ 300 - 400

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667 1943 ( 7 May) An air mail censor cover to New York, USA, on front bearing General Office surcharged 50c on SYS 16c. SYS Central Trust print 20c and Paiching print imperf. $10, tied by very neat bilingual ‘FUTSING’ cds x 2, with ‘P.C. 90/ Opened By Examiner’ censor label tied by ‘PASSED/DHA/4’ Crown type censor chop in violet, on reverse with the same cancel and char. ‘FUKIEN/MINHOW/9.6.43’ and bilingual ‘KWEILI’ transit, date not clear, a very nice route mail carried by camel. Photo HK$ 2,500 - 3,000 668 1943 (16 Mar.) An air mail censor cover from Chungking to New York, USA. On reverse bearing SYS Chung Hwa print 10c x 2, Central Trust print $1 in block of 4, New York print $5, tied by bilingual ‘CHUNGKING’ cds, ‘MIAMI/5.5.43’ transit, ‘NEW YORK/8.5.43’ oval cancel and ‘NEW YORK/10.5.43’ arrival cds, with ‘Opened by Examiner/P.C. 90’ censor label. Photo HK$ 500 - 600

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