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1944 (17 Mar.) censored airmail cover from Kweichow Tungjen to USA, endorsed "
Airmail - China
Calcutta Cairo and Fort Bell Entebee by So. African Airways Service to Leopoldsville - thence by
Pan American Airways to destination"
, f.w. Dr. SYS Pacheng Recess print 40c x 3, tied by Kweichow
Tungjen 17.3.1944 cds's, backstamped illegible cds, opened and resealed with Crowned "EXAMINED BY
5707" censor label, tied by "PASSED DHA/3" censor chop in violet, interesting international airmail route
and rate during World War II, fine. Photo
HK$ 1,600 - 2,000
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1944 (8 Aug.) airmail cover from Kulin to Australia, endorsed on front "
By British Overseas Airways Via Calcutta By AIR to
Australia
", f.w. on reverse Postal Savings $100 x 3 and Dr. SYS Chungking Chung Hwa print $20 x 2, tied by East Szechwan Kulin
(
東川古藺
) 8.8.1944 cds's, very light age toning. Photo
HK$ 700 - 800
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1945 (18 Apr.) Chinese Post Express Receipt bearing Anhwei Tunki 1945.4.18 (with extra place name "Yanghu" inside)(
安徽屯
溪-陽湖
) cds and Anhwei Sanyangkang (
安徽三陽坑
) 1945.4.21 cds, fine and uncommon with extra place name inside datestamp.
Photo
HK$ 1,200 - 1,600
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1945 (20 Apr.) A censor cover from Inland Mission, Chungking reg. to USA, bearing SYS Central Trust print $2 blue green,
Paicheng print $1 olive green and $5 carmine in pair, tied by char. 'EAST SZECHWAN/WONG KOWK AH' (
黃葛埡
), with 2
different censor seal, 'Opened By Examiner' and 'Examined By 5751' and 'Passed DHA/3' censor chop in deep violet, with several
USA postmarks on reverse. Photo
HK$ 1,000 - 1,200
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1945 (28 Apr.) A reg. cover from Chengtu to New York, USA. Bearing SYS Central Trust print $2 greenish grey strip of 3 and SYS
Paicheng print imperf. $20 red in horizontal pair (Chan 609), tied by bilingual 'CHENGTU' cds, 'MIAMI/20.5.45' transit, 'NEW
YORK/22.5.45' arrival cds, with an Opened By Examiner seal label. Photo
HK$ 700 - 1,000
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1945 (31 July) A censor cover from missionary in Kunming reg. to USA, bearing 20th Anniv of SYS Burial $10 and
Saving stamps $40 tied by bilingual ‘KUNMING’ cds, with Calcutta censor seal label, on reverse with ‘MIAMI/30.8.45’,
‘WASHINGTON/1.9.45’ arrival cds, the day before the signing of the surrender of Japan aboard the Battleship U.S.S. Missouri.
Ex Ellery Denison collection. Fine. Photo
HK$ 500 - 600