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1940 A censored cover from Shanghai to Egypt, re-addressed to USA, bearing surcharged 10c on 25c SYS London print, tied
by bilingual 'SHANGHAI' cds, with Egyptian and English bilingual 'Postal Censor' chop in violet circle, alongside 'Not Opened
By Censor/C18' frame chop in black, with 'Opened By Censor' Egypt seal label, 'ABA/22.9.40' and 'LEOPOLDVILLE/21.10.40'
arrival cds. Plus another censor cover from Tientsin to Belgium Congo, Africa, via 'Macao-Beira Mocambique'
(an unusual
mailing route through Macau to Mozambique under the Portugal Colonial system)
bearing small char. overprinted
'HOPEI' on SYS Chung Hwa print 50c blue, tied by bilingual 'TIENTSIN/1.11.41' cds, with Germany censor seal, tied by
'BEIRA/22.12,41' cancel. both covers fine. Photo
HK$ 3,000 - 4,000
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1940 (29 May) An air mail censored cover from Shanghai reg. to Chinese Bruxelles, Belgium in Paris, via Hong Kong air mail,
bearing air mail 25c , SYS London print $1 and Chung Hwa print $5, tied by bilingual 'SHNAGHI' cds, with a lot of postmarks
and 'Passed Censor Hong Kong/13' censor chop in blue green. Another cover 1941 (12 Sept.) censored from Shanghai reg. to
France, via USA, bearing HK print Martyrs 40c in pair, SYS New York print $1 and $5 x 2, tied by bilingual 'SHANGHAI' cds,
double ring blue green 'AIR-TRANSIT' mark, and a lot of postmarks on reverse. Photo
HK$ 4,000 - 4,500
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1940 (29 Apr.) A printed matter censored envelope from Chengtu sent USA, bearing the 150th Anniv. of Founding USA 25c, tied
by bilingual 'CHENGTU' cds, 'Passed Censor Hong Kong/9' violet triangle, on reverse with 'HONG KONG/1.5.40' transit and
'BERRIEN SPRINGS/7.6.40' arrival cds, fine. Photo
HK$ 600 - 700
1260
1940 (July) A censored cover from Shanghai to Germany, via Siberia, on reverse, SYS Dah Tung 5c green x 2, and Martyrs 30c
and bilingual ‘SHANGHAI’ cds, with complete Third Reich censor seal label on reverse. Photo
HK$ 700 - 800
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1940 (10 Aug.) A censored cover from Kiangkow to Malaysia,
bearing Peking print Martyrs 50c green tied by bilingual
'KIANGKOW' cds, and Passed By Censor/41 triangle chop, on
reverse with 'DUNGUN/12.9.40' arrival cds, and sender's instruction
this letter must be via 'Sha Yue Chong' (
Ӎग
), a regular transit
area during the Sino-Japanese war. Roughly opened at left but not
affecting any stamp or cancellation. Photo
HK$ 1,200 - 1,600
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