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790 1941 (8 May) An air mail censor cover from Shanghai registered to USA, bearing SYS Dah Tung print 50c, $1 x 2 and $2 x 3, tied by bilingual ‘SHANGHAI’ cds, with double ring ‘AIR.TRANSIT/3’ in blue green, on reverse with ‘HONOLULU/19.5.41’ transit and faint St. JOSEF/23.5.41’ arrival cds, ‘Opened By Censor Hong Kong’ censor label x 2, one label damaged. Photo HK$ 2,000 - 2,500 791 1942 (21 Aug.) A censor cover from Chungking registered to New York, USA. On reverse bearing HK print Martyrs 20c, SYS Dah Tung print 50c and New York print $10, both tied by bilingual ‘CHUNGKING’ cds, with ‘DHA/41’ India censor violet chop, ‘Opened By Examiner/P.C.90’ censor label, ‘MIAMI/8.10.42’ transit and ‘NEW YORK/9.10.42’ oval arrival cds. and Time chop in light violet. Photo HK$ 800 - 1,000

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792 1943 ( 3 July) A stampless censor cover from Peking registered to Tokyo, Japan. With ‘PRKING’ reg. stamp label, tied by Japanese type reg. frame chop in red. With Japanese censor label and tied by Japanese censor bisected cancel in black. Photo HK$ 600 - 800 793 1943 (9 Oct.) An air mail censor cover from Hunan registered to Sweden, bearing Air Mail 45c, SYS London 2nd print 15c, New York print $3, Paicheng typo print $5 and Paicheng engraved print imperf. $10, both tied by char. ‘HUNAN/YICKYANG’ (益陽) cds, with faint char. ‘KWEILIN/13.10.43’ transit, ‘Opened By Examiner/P.C.90’ censor label and ‘Passed/DHA/3’ crown type censor chop in violet. very nice multiple frankings on cover. Photo HK$ 1,000 - 1,500

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