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1470 1943 (16 Aug.) A complete set of the Return of Shanghai Foreign Concessions from Shanghai reg. to Berne, Switzerland, plus extra SYS Dah Tung print $2, each tied by both tied by bilingual ‘SHANGHAI’ cds, ‘BERN/11.11.43’ arrival cds on reverse. A few creases. From the collection of Huang Ming Fang. Photo HK$ 400 - 700 1471 1943 (29 Dec.) 1944 (10 Jan.) Two parcel post receipts from Canton to Shanghai, both bearing overprinted char. ‘For Use In Kwangtung’ on SYS New York print $20 x 8, both tied by bilingual ‘CANTON’ cds. And ‘SHANGHAI’ arrival cds. With toned spots. Rare usage of High value overprint on bulk parcel receipt. From the collection of Huang Ming Fang. Photo HK$ 800 - 1,200 1472 1943 (4 Sept.) A domestic air mail cover from Canton reg. to Shanghai, bearing HK print Martyrs 1c x 4, overprinted ‘For Use In Kwangtung Province’ on SYS 17c, 25c, and surcharged with Japanese currency on air mail 20s on $1, all tied by bilingual ‘CANTON’ cds with char. index ( 庚 ). ‘R/CANTON/No.2836’ reg. frame box in red. Japanese currency air mail on cover is scarce. From the collection of Huang Ming Fang. Photo HK$ 800 - 1,200

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1473 1943 (6 Jan.) A registered cover from Canton to Nagoya, Japan, on front and reverse bearing various Japanese occupation stamps, on front franked with overprinted ‘Special For Use In Kwangtung District’ on SYS New York print 1c, 10c and SYS Chung Hwa print 3c, and overprinted ‘For use in Kwangtung Province’ on SYS Chung Hwa print 2c, 3c x 2 and 16c, tied by the bilingual ‘CANTON’ cds. On reverse bearing the same overprinted ‘Special for use in Kwangtung District’ on HK print Martyrs 1c, SYS Dah Tung print 2c, 10c, New York print 5c, 8c. And overprinted ‘For use in Kwangtung Province’ on SYS Chung Hwa print 5c, SYS Dah Tung print 30c, each tied by the bilingual ‘CANTON’ cds, and bisected single ring ‘Censorship No.4’ in Japanese char. cancellation x 2. Some damage and creases. In Japanese occupied China, a letter sent to Japan was considered domestic postage. From the collection of Huang Ming Fang. Photo HK$ 2,000 - 3,000 1474 1944 (13 Feb.) A cover from Ningpo double registered to Shanghai, on front bearing SYS 1ct x 2, both with Japanese char. ‘ 人 ’ and overprinted ‘Snow Year/Seal Paper’ ‘ 雪年/封緘紙 ’ in violet. On reverse bearing overprinted ‘Temporarily Sold’ on SYS 50c on 8c, $1 on 8c block of 4 and $1 on 13c in pair, both tied by bilingual ‘SHANGHAI/NINGPO’ cds. Plus a New York print 1c single stamp on piece, tied by char. ‘Temporarily Post Office’ cds. From the collection of Huang Ming Fang. Photo HK$ 2,500 - 3,000

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