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1950 (7 May) airmail cover from Peking to London, forwarded in Hong Kong, f.w. 1950 Surch. on Shanghai Dah Tung Print Unit
stamps, $500 on Railway (green), block of 6, tied by Peking (Postal Agency 11) 7.5.1950 cds's, added with Hong Kong KGVI 80c
carmine, tied by HONG KONG -4- 17 my 50 cds (very early usage, just two days after the first day of issue), sealed at top with
two Hong Kong stamp selveges in front and on back, tied by two boxed "RECEIVED DAMAGED" handstamps in violet, roughly
opened at top. Such practice of forwarding usage lasted for a very short period of time, thus the cover is a very scarce postal history
item. Photo
HK$ 8,000 - 10,000
1508
1950 (10 July) An air mail cover from Changchow, Fukien to NewYork, USA. Bearing R1 Tien An Men $400 and $5,000 x 3 tied by
char. 'FUKIEN/LUNGKI' '
龍溪
' cds. And 1950 (21 Sept.) An air mail cover from Changchow, Fukien to New York, USA. Bearing
R1 Tien An Men $500 in pair and $2,000 x 6. tied by char. 'FUKIEN/LUNGKI' '
龍溪
' cds. Fine. Photo
HK$ 1,000 - 1,500
1509
1510
1511
1509
1950 (25 Aug.) A cover from Changchow, Fukien to New York, New York. Bearing R1 Tien An Men $2,000 and O1 $200 on
Registered block of 4, tied by bilingual 'FUKIEN/LUNGKI' dotted rim cds. Fine. Photo
HK$ 1,000 - 1,400
1510
1950 (1 Sept.) A reg. cover to Hungzhou, on reverse bearing SC4 $800 orange x 3 tied by char. 'Kiangsu/Nantung' '
南通
' cds. Fine.
Photo
HK$ 600 - 700
1511
1950 (16 Sept.) An air mail cover form Amoy to New York, USA. Bearing O1 $1,000 on Ordinary Mail large block of 15 tied by
bilingual 'AMOY' dotted rim cds. Total rate $15,000. Fine. Photo
HK$ 1,500 - 2,000
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