HK036 - Main catalogue

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749 1933 (24 Apr.) Incoming postage due cover from Copenhagen to “M/S Selandia” c/o The East Asiatic Co. Ltd., Shanghai, franked on front with Denmark 5 Ore block of 4, tied by KOBENHAVN 24.4.33 cds, “T.20c.” handstamp in violet, added Second Peking postage due 20c, tied by Shanghai cds, cover overall lightly soiled. The “Selandia” was sunk in 1942 off of Japan and honoured on a Danish 20 Kroner coin. Photo HK$ 3,000 - 3,500 750 1933 (4 Mar.) A postage due cover from New Zealand to Shanghai, bearing New Zealand KGV 1d red, tied by slogan cancel, alongside with ROC postage due 30c, tied by bilingual ‘SHANGHAI’ cds, underneath ‘T/30CENTIMOS’ on black circle, with ‘HONG KONG/28.2.33’ transit and illegible ‘POSTAGE SENT...’ frame chop in black. Photo HK$ 2,000 - 2,500

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751 1936 (30 Sept.) An incoming stampless postage due cover from USA to Shanghai, on front tied by ‘SEATTLE’ ‘U.S.POSTAGE/2/ CENTS PAID’ wave machine cancel, ‘SEATTLE’ and ‘20/CENTIMES’ postage due mark in black circle and ‘SHANGHAI’ slogan wave arrival cancel. On reverse with postage due 20c, tied by bilingual ‘SHANGHAI/20.10.36’ arrival cds. Photo HK$ 1,500 - 1,800 752 1938 (1 June) A printed illustration Postage Due cover to Shanghai local, bearing Peking print Martyrs 1/2c, on front hand stamped bilingual ‘T’ large triangle postage due mark in black, on reverse bearing Peking print Martyrs 1/2c, tied by bilingual ‘SHANGHAI’ cds, Postage Due 1c and 2c alongside, tied by the same Postage Due triangle mark, minor soiling at the top. Photo HK$ 1,000 - 1,200

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