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756 1948 (31 Mar.) An air mail cover from Nanking to Shanghai, bearing SYS Shanghai 2nd Dah Tung print, $20,000 and $50,000, tied by character ‘AUTOMOBILE POST OFFICE/NANKING’ cds, mailed on the last of the old domestic postal rate which changed from $20,000 to $25,000, and air rate from $50,000 to $65,000. Very rare example of the mobile post office cancel on a foreign mail cover on last day of postal rate. Photo HK$ 5,000 - 5,500

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757 1948 (5 Aug.) A Consulat De France Tientsin air mail cover registered to France, on reverse bearing SYS Shanghai Dah Tung print $50,000, $100,000 and $500,000 in pair, tied by bilingual ‘TIENTSIN’ cds, bilingual ‘SHANGHAI/7.8.48’ transit and ‘PARIS’ arrival cds. Photo HK$ 400 - 500 758 1948 (6 Oct.) A Consulat De France A Han-K’Eou air mail cover from Hankow reg. to Paris, France. Bearing CNC 1st Union surcharged $20,000 x 5 and the 3rd Shanghai Dah Tung print $1,000,000 scarlet block of 4, tied by bilingual ‘HANKOW’ cds. Photo HK$ 700 - 900

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759 1948 (7 June) A cover from Kiangsu to Nanking, bearing CNC 1st Dah Yeh surcharged $5,000 on $10 on SYS Shanghai Dah Tung 2nd print, tied by char. ‘KIANGSU/SHIYEHCHOW CHINKIANG’ ‘ 世業洲鎮江 ’ cds, a very small area, with bilingual ‘NANKING/7.6.48’ arrival cds, some soiling, roughly opened at right. From the collection of Huang Ming Fang. Photo HK$ 700 - 800

760 1948 (Feb.) A cover from Honan to Peiping, on reverse bearing CNC $1,000 on $2 single and block of 6 on SYS Paicheng print, tied by single ring bisected char. ‘HONAN/KAIFENG’ ‘ 河南/開封 ’ manuscript date type cancel, with bilingual ‘PEIPING’ arrival cds in 2 different type. fine and rare. Photo HK$ 4,500 - 5,000

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