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1937 (7 Apr.) A cover from HK to Treasury Office, Fiji, bearing KGV 3c and 12c tied by 'HONG KONG' cds, a rare receiving
destination and addressed to 'Head Tax' department, fine. Photo
HK$ 2,500 - 3,000
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1939 (30 June) All around the world aerogram with USA 30c, via France with 1c, 45c and 5f, final destination HK bearing KGVI
1st issue 30c, 50c and $2, nice item. Fine. Photo
HK$ 1,000 - 1,200
2364
1941 Centenary FDC x 2 plus 1949 UPU FDC, good to fine. Photo
HK$ 800 - 1,000
2365
1945 (28 Sept.) A cover to HK local, bearing KGVI 2c grey, 8c red brown and 41 cent. 5c, both tied by ‘VICTORIA/HONG
KONG/28.9.45’ cds, this was the first day that stamps became available after the Japanese occupation.
HK$ 600 - 800
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1946 (23 Dec.) An incoming cover from HK to Canton, bearing KGVI 8c tied by 'HONG KONG' cds, on reverse with char.
'CANTON/DANSHUIKOW/2.1.47' (
單水口
) cds. With contents. Photo
HK$ 800 - 1,000
2367
1947 (31 Mar.) A reg. air mail cover to New Yoek, USA. Bearing KGVI 5c, R1 and $2 tied by 'REGISTERED/HONG KONG' cds,
alongsidee with special 'By Air Throughout' cachet in black, on reverse ewith 'NEWYORK/12.4.47' and 'CUURCH ST./14.4' oval
chop, fine. Photo
HK$ 1,600 - 2,000
2368
1953 (40 Apr.) An air crash cover to Yorkshire, England. Bearing KGVI $1 orange & green, tied by 'Please Become a Blood Donor'
slogan cancellation, with 'Salvaced Mail/2nd. May.1953' blue chop alongside. Photo
HK$ 3,200 - 3,500
2369
Ex. 2370
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1856 (9 July) An entire cover to Paris, France via Marseilles, tied by Medium Crowned Circle 'PAIDAT/HONG-KONG' cancellation
in red, Webb type 8, matching the 'HONG KONG' double arch bottom cds, index date as read as 'day-month-day' type, Webb 9 (this
type is not mentioned by Webb), only mentioned at Cancellation Of Hong Kong by Hans Schoenfeld. double ring 'MARSEILLES'
Fr. ship chop in red, manuscript rate '10' in black and 'MARSEILLES-PARIS/28.7.56' arrival cds. Very fine condition. Photo
HK$ 5,000 - 6,000