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653 1942 (22 Dec.) An air mail cover from Fukien to New York, USA, bearing SYS Central Trust print $3 x 4, 3 stamps with faults, and Paicheng $20, tied by char. ‘FUKIEN/PUTIEN’ cds, on reverse with ‘DHA/180’ India censor violet chop and char. ‘MINHOW/26.12.42’ transit. Photo HK$ 600 - 700 654 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 $5, tied by bilingual ‘CHUNGKING’ cds, ‘MIAMI/5.5.43’ transit, ‘NEW YORK/8.5.43’ oval cancel and ‘NEW YORK/10.5.43’ arrival cds, with ‘Opened by Examiner/P.C. 90’ censor label. Photo HK$ 700 - 800 655 1943 (22 Feb.) An air mail censor cover from East Szechwan to Los Angeles, USA. On reverse bearing CYC Central Trust print $2 block of 6 and Paicheng print roulette pref. $20, tied by faint char. ‘EAST SZCWHWAN/LONGYINZHEN’ (龍 隱鎮) cds, with bilingual ‘CHUNGKING/26.2.43’ transit and ‘Opened by Examiner/P.C.90’ censor label. Photo HK$ 600 - 700 656 1943 (22 Oct.) An air mail censor cover from East Szechwan registered to Toronto, Canada, on front bearing SYS Paicheng print $5 x 4, tied by char. ‘EAST SZECHWAN/SHANKONGJAN’ (三江鎮) with bilingual ‘CHUNGKING/24.10.43’ transit, large sing ring ‘DUTY FREE/TORONTO’ in violet, on reverse bearing SYS Central Trust print $2 in pair, tied by the same cancellation, ‘OTTAWA/6.12.43’ transit, with ‘Opened By Examiner/ DB/573’ censor label. tied by ‘TORONTO/7.12.43’ arrival cds, fine. Photo HK$ 800 - 1,000

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