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601 1941 (3 Nov.) A FDC of the Philatelic Societies in Shanghai, bearing The 30th Anniv of the Republic of China complete set of 10, tied by commemorative first day cancel. Fine. Photo HK$ 500 - 600 602 1941 (6 Mar.) An air mail cover to Japan, bearing HK print Martyrs 3c and 40c, tied by bilingual ‘PEKING’ cds, with Japan ‘10.3.41’ arrival cds. Photo HK$ 700 - 800 603 1941(13 Sept.) A ‘Prize Court Cover’ from Shanghai registered to Denmark, bearing SYS New York print 50c in pair, tied by bilingual ‘SHANGHAI’, on reverse, hand stamped ‘Released by Prize Cort’ in 2 straight black. During WWII mails with restricted materials such as coins and stamps etc., To Axis countries were held in Bermuda until after the war and sold by the Bermuda Prize Court in various auctions between 1948 and 1950. fine. Photo HK$ 2,500 - 2,800 604 1942 A cover registered to England, bearing SYS high values New York print $2, Dah Tung print $5, $10 and $20, all tied by faint ‘CHUNGKING’ cds, date not clear, with ‘LONDON/16.10.42’ arrival oval cancel, folded and roughly opened. Photo HK$ 500 - 600 605

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1943 (5 Aug.) A cover to Chungking locally, on reverse, bearing surcharged 50c on 16c on SYS Central Trust print, rough perf. and Central Trust print $2, both tied by bilingual ‘CHUNGKING’ cds, with bilingual ‘CHUNGKING/6.8.43’ arrival cds. Photo HK$ 1,000 - 1,500

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