(p.1-53) HK034-Dr SYS

Ex. 2171

2171 1942 (14 Sept.) An air mail censored cover from Chungking registered to USA, bearing SYS New York print 30c, $1 strip of 3 and Chung Hwa print 50c, $10 x 3, tied by bilingual ‘CHUNGKING’ cds, ‘SAN FRANCISCO/24.10.42’ arrival cds. Plus another local Shanghai registered cover, bearing SYS New York print 1c in pair, 30c, Chung Hwa print 10c and Dah Tung print 30c. Both are mounted on a presentation page. Photo HK$ 1,200 - 1,500

2172

2172 1942 (24 Oct.) An air mail censored cover from Chungking reg. to USA, via Cairo and Port Bell/Entebbe, by South Africa, bearing East Szechwan surcharged 40c on SYS Chung Hwa print 50c, New York print $2 in pair, Chung Hwa print $ x 3, each tied by bilingual ‘CHUNGKING’ cds, on reverse with ‘MIMAI/21.12.42’ transit, ‘NEWYORK/23.12.42’ arrival cds, ‘DHA/24’ in violet, and ‘Opened By Examiner’ censor seal label, folded, 40c on 50c is unusual on international air mail. Photo HK$ 1,500 - 2,000

Ex. 2173

2173 1942 (26 May) An air mail censored cover from Kunming registered to USA, bearing SYS Chung Hwa print 10c, $2 and $5, all tied by bilingual ‘KUNMING’ cds, on reverse with ‘WASHINGTON/26.5.42’, ‘NEW YORK/26.5.42’ transit, ‘FORT EUSTS/28.5.42’ arrival cds, hand stamped ‘DHA/86’in black, with ‘Opened By Censor’seal label. Afew tears at the edges. Plus another air mail cover from Chungking to England, bearing SYS Central Trust print $1 and New York print $5, tied by bilingual ‘CHUNGKING/18.3.41’ transit. Both are mounted on a presentation page. Photo HK$ 800 - 1,000

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