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634 1940 (23 Nov.) An air mail censor cover to Melbourne, Australia, tied by ‘Passed Censor Hong Kong/9’ triangle censor chop in violet on front, on reverse with air mail 30c x 7 and HK print Martyrs 50c in pair, tied by bilingual ‘SHANGHAI’ cds, ‘HONG KONG/30.11.40’ transit, damaged at the top. Photo HK$ 700 - 800 635 1940 (27 Apr.) A censor cover to USA, on reverse, bearing HK print Martyrs 1c x 3, SYS 2nd London print 4c strip of 4 and 25c, each tied by bilingual ‘CHANGLI’ cds, bilingual ‘TIENTSIN/28.4.40’ slogan transit, ‘Passed/Hong Kong/Censor/17’ triangle censor chop in violet, and ‘40 Ctmes’ USA Postage Due frame chop, missing small part of the back side causing damaged to the Postage Due chop and one of the cancel. Photo HK$ 400 - 500 636

1940 (4 Aug.) Per Imperial Air Line censor cover to Australia, bearing HK print Martyrs 30c, 50c and air mail 3rd print $1, tied by bilingual ‘SHANGHAI’ cds, with ‘Passed Censor Hong Kong/9’ blue green in triangle censor chop. ‘HONG KONG/7.8.40’ transit on reverse, a few creases. Photo HK$ 800 - 1,200 637 1940’s A small collection of registered censor covers x 5 to Germany, all bearing the 150th Anniv of the Constitution of the USA, each with Germany Third Reich Eagle type censor label. Photo HK$ 2,000 - 2,500 638 1941 (10 Nov.) An incoming censor cover from New York to Shanghai, bearing USA 5c, tied by ‘NEWYORK’ slogan cancel, hand stamped ‘Returned To Sender/Service Suspended’ in two straight violet. With ‘Examined By 1483’ censor label. Photo HK$ 700 - 800

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