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452 1939 (11 Dec.) A postage due postcard from Tientsin to USA, bearing SYS London 2nd print 5c and surcharged 10c on 25c on SYS London 2nd print, tied by bilingual ‘TIENTSIN’ cds, with USA postage due stamps 3c red, tied by double oval cancel in black, no destination and date type. Underneath ‘POSTAGE DUE 3 CENTS/SEATTLE, WASH.’ in 2 straight violet. Photo HK$ 600 - 700 453 1940 A postage due printed matter cover from Shanghai to Chicago, USA. Bearing Peking print Martyrs 1/2c block of 4 and SYS London 1st print 4c in pair, both tied by illegible ‘SHANGHAI’ cds, ‘Postage due … 8 cents/Foreign Section, Chicago, I11’ in 2 violet straight, ‘CHICAGO/17.10.40’ arrival cds. Photo HK$ 400 - 500 454 1941 (30 Jan.) An incoming Postage Due cover from Harbin to Hankow, on front tied by ‘HARBIN’ Japanese type cds, ‘HARBIN.POSTAGE DUE’ black frame in Japanese, on reverse with HK Commercial Press Postage Due 2c x 3, tied by bilingual ‘HANKOW23.2.41’ cds, one stamp missing. Photo HK$ 1,000 - 1,200 455

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1948 (10 Aug.) An incoming Postage Due cover from Canada to Shanghai bearing Canada 4c KGVI, tied by ‘VANCOUVER’ slogan machine cancel and ‘T/6’ Postage Due mark in green circle, on reverse surcharged on 2nd London print Postage Due stamp, $10,000 on $400 in pair and $30,000 on $1,000 in pair, tied by bilingual ‘SHANGHAI/17.9.48’ arrival cds. very fine. Photo HK$ 1,600 - 2,000

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