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669 1944 (6 Mar.) An air mail censor cover from Hinkong?? Registered to Toronto, Canada. On front bearing SYS Central Trust print 10c, Paicheng print imperf. $10, tied by faint bilingual ‘HIKONG??’ (蜆崗?) cds, on reverse bearing SYS Central Trust print 50c, $1 and $3, tied by the same cancellation, bilingual ‘18.3.44’ transit, ‘TORONTO.ONT/19.5.44’ arrival cds, with ‘Examined by Censor/C.177/DB’ censor label, 3 vertical folds, but no harm to any stamp. Photo HK$ 1,000 - 1,200 670 1944 (7 July) An air mail censor cover form Kunming registered to New York, USA, on reverse bearing SYS Central Trust print 50c x 4, Paicheng print imperf. $40 in pair, tied by bilingual ‘KUNMING’ cds, with ‘DHA/186’ India censor violet chop, ‘NEW YORK/8.8.44’ and ‘NEW YORK/9.8.44’ arrival cds. With ‘Opened By Examiner/P.C.90’ censor label, tied by India Crown type censor black frame chop. Photo HK$ 800 - 1,000 671 1944 (Nov.) A censor cover from Kukong registered to New York, USA. On reverse bearing Central Trust print $2, Paicheng print $4 and $10 block of 4, tied by bilingual ‘KUKONG’ cds, ‘MIAMI/16.8.45’ transit and USA 20.8.45 arrival cds, With ‘Opened By Examiner/P.C.’ with a few toned spots and roughly opened. Photo HK$ 1,000 - 1,200

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