HK038-Main Catalogue

JAPANESE OCCUPATION OF CHINA

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1148 1933 (9 Jan.) A SYS opt. ‘North China’ with surch. Half value 4c on 8c light green stationery pc tied by special red comm. canc. And SYS 2c yellow stationery pc with SYS surch. half value 2c on 4c green tied by bilingual 'TSINGTAU' cds. Fine. Photo HK$ 200 - 300 1149 1939 A SYS 4c green stationery card, with char. 'Cancelled' in violet, tied by bilingual 'TIENTSIN' cds, with a few overprinted char. 'North China' on a few stamps, including 'Singapore Falls'. With 'TIENTSIN' commemorative cancel in blue. Photo HKR 1,000 - 1,500 1150 1942 (25 May) An express registration cover to Japan, bearing the large char. Overprinted 'Hopei' on HK print Martyrs 2c, 4c in pair x 3 and SYS Chung Hwa print 10c (Chan JN194, JN223, JN225) tied by bilingual 'TIENTSIN' cds, center folded. Photo HK$ 1,000 - 1,200

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1151 1151 1942 (Dec.) A cover to Tientsin, on reverse bearing North China Half Value surcharged, 4c on 8c on SYS Dah Tung print in pair and strip of 5 (Chan JN514) tied by illegible cds, and bilingual 'TIENTSIN/26.12.42' arrival cds on front. Photo HK$ 400 - 500 1152 1943 Overprinted 'North China' with surcharged 4c on 8c strip of 5 on SYS Chung Hwa print, tied by illegible cancel, used on paper, toned and soiling, nearly split into 2 parts. Photo HK$ 1,000 - 1,500 1153 1944 (3 Sept.) A printed advertisement cover to Tientsin, on reverse, bearing overprinted North China on Imitative Martyrs 50c in pair and North China The 6th Anniv. GPO $1 (Chan JN632) tied by illegible cds, and Tientsin private chop in blue. Fine. Photo HK$ 1,000 - 1,200 1153

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