HK043-LA & PRC

2731 2731 1950 (8 Feb.) A printed Soochow University air mail cover to USA. Bearing East China, San Yick print, Chairman Mao $100, $200, $500 and 2,000 x 5, total rate $10,800, matching the first stage of air mail rate, all tied by bilingual ‘WUHSIUN’ (吳縣) with bilingual “CANTON/13.2.50’ wave transit. Photo HK$ 6,000 - 7,000 2732 1950’s A printed matter rate cover to Hankow, bearing (R1) $200 and (SC3) $50 on 50c, total printed matter rate $250, tied by char. ‘CHIKIANG’ cds, date not clear. Photo HK$ 500 - 600 2733 1951 ( 4 Feb.) A cover to Shanghai on reverse bearing (SC3) $400 on $200, tied by char ‘NORTH CHINA/BOTOU’ (泊頭) cds in Liberated Ares type cancel, rare, with faint bilingual ‘SHANGHAI’ arrival cds at the bottom, date not clear. Photo HK$ 2,600 - 3,000 2732 2733

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2734 1951 (14 Mar.) A mixed franking to Lyon, France, bearing various issues x 6, each tied by bilingual ‘SHANGHAI’ cds. Photo HK$ 1,000 - 1,200 2735 1951 (15 May) An over rate mixed franking cover to Hong Kong, bearing (C7) $400, original print, (C3) $50 on 50c x 2, (SC5) $300 on $2 and (SC7) $100 on $15, total $800 domestic rate, tied by bilingual ‘CANTON’ cds, total $11,500 for overseas rate, slightly damaged at the top, but not affecting any stamp and cancellation. Photo HK$ 800 - 1,000

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