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Prisoner of War and Censored mail
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1915 (15 Dec.) AWWI POW stampless postcard to Kurume, Japan, tied by China I.J.P.O cds, with 'KURUME/28.12.15' arrival
cds, and large bisected 'Kurume Prisoner Camp' (
ɮवϷ
) chop in violet, fine. Photo
HK$ 600 - 700
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1918 (9 Sept.) AWWI censor cover from Shanghai to USA, bearing Junk 10c tied by bilingual 'SHANGHAI' cds, with Opened
By Censor seal label and tied by single ring 'PASSED BY/2272/CENSOR' chop in violet. Opened at the bottom with contents.
Photo
HK$ 800 - 1,000
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1939 (17 Aug.) A censored cover to Sweden, bearing SYS London 2nd print 25c blue, tied by bilingual 'CANTON' cods, hand
stamped Arabic and English bilingual 'CENSORCHIP' censor chop in violet pink circle x 2, fine. Photo
HK$ 800 - 1,000
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1939 (20 Nov.) A censored cover from Shanghai to France, 'Per S.S. Andre Lebou', bearing the 150th Anniv of The Constitution
of the USA 50c, tied by bilingual 'SHANGHAI' rimmed dot cds, the stamp is overlapped by 'Opened by Censor' seal label,
alongside 'Passed By Censor V61.....' frame chop in blue. Photo
HK$ 700 - 800
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