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949 1941 (5 Apr.) An air mail censor cover from Chungking reg. to Leicester, England, on reverse bearing SYS Central Trust print $4 in pair and Paicheng print $20, all tied by bilingual ‘CHUNGKING’ cds, with ‘Opened ByExaminer 4847’ censor label. Damaged at the top. Photo HK$ 500 - 700 950 1942 (1 Nov.) An air mail censor cover from Chungking to USA, on front tied by ‘PASSED DHA/10’ India Crown type censor chop in black. On reverse bearing SYS Central Trust print 50c, damaged at the top left, and New York print $2 x 7, tied by bilingual ‘CHUNGKING’ cds, ‘NEWYORK/2.8.43’ oval arrival cancel, and ‘DHA/24’ India censor mark in violet. Fine. Photo HK$ 700 - 1,000

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951 1942 (2 Mar.) On His Majesty’s Service Postage Due air mail censor cover from India to Shanghai, on reverse bearing India Service 2s, 4s, overprinted ‘SERVICE’ on 2r x 2, tied by illegible cds. ROC Postage Due 2nd Peking print 2c, 5c, 20c, 30c, $2 strip of 5, and overprinted ‘Postage Due’ on SYS Chung Hwa print $2 in pair x 2, tied by bilingual ‘SHANGHAI/2.3.42’ arrival cds. On front with ‘Passed Censor/31’ triangle censor chop in light blue green, roughly opened and some soiling. Photo HK$ 7,000 - 8,000

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952 1942 (Nov.) An air mail censor cover from Chungking reg. to London, England, on reverse bearing SYS Central Trust print$1, $3 x 2 and Paicheng print $4 x 2, tied by bilingual ‘CHUNGKING’ cds. ‘Opened By Examiner’ Crown type censor label. Photo HK$ 500 - 600 953 1943 (12 June) An air mail censor cover from Chengtu registered to USA, bearing Peking print air mail 30c (faded) SYS Central Trust print $1.50, $2 and Paicheng print $20, tied by bilingual ‘CHENGTU’ cds, with ‘DHF/4’ and ‘DHF/15’ India censor blue chop, on reverse ‘MIAMI/4.8.43’ and ‘NEWYORK/4.8’ arrival oval cancel, ‘Opened By Examiner’ censor label, a few tone spots. Photo HK$ 2,000 - 2,500

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