201
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1943 (5 Apr.) A cover from Chungking reg. to Shanghai, on reverse bearing General Post Office 50 cents surcharge on SYS
Central Trust print 16c olive brown x 3, 11 perf. (Chan 642k), tied by bilingual ‘CHUNGKING’ rimmed dot cancel, with small
part of reg. receipt, and Nationalist censor label ‘0101’ with char ‘Lai’ (
ᓿ
), and bilingual ‘SHANGHAI/16.5.43’ arrival cds. Ex.
Stephen Gates. Photo
HK$ 3,500 - 4,000
1271
1943 (16. Apr.) A cover from East Szechwan reg. to Shanghai, on front bearing General Post Office 50 cents surcharge on
SYS Central Trust print 16c olive brown strip of 3, 11 perf. (Chan 642k), tied by bilingual 'CHUNGKING' rimmed dot cancel,
HSIEN/CHUNGKING/23.4.43' transit, on reverse bilingual 'SHANGHAI/21.6.43' arrival cds, with small part of reg. receipt and
overlapped by '0101' with char. 'Yi' (
່
) Nationalist censor label, folded at top and affecting top stamp. Ex. Stephen Gates. Photo
HK$ 2,500 - 3,000
1272
1943 (21 Apr.) A censored cover from Chungking reg. to USA, bearing SYS Central Trust print 25c, $1, $2 and New York print
high value $5, tied by bilingual 'CHUNGKING' cds, with 'Opened By Examiner' seal label, 'NEWYORK/10.8.43' transit and
'NORTHFIELD/12.8.43' arrival cds, this cover took almost 4 months to the reach its destination. Photo
HK$ 700 - 1,000
1273
1943 (30 Apr.) A censored cover from Hunan registered to New York, USA, via The Quickest Route to Destination USA, on
reverse bearing SYS Chung Hwa print 10c green in pair, Hunan-Kwangtung surcharge 40c on 50c blue New York print, Central
Trust print $1 lake and Peking 3rd print air mail $5 deep red in pair, tied by char. ‘HUNAN/LIUHSIEN’ cds, ‘MIAMI/24.6.43’
and ‘WAPPINGERS FALLS/28.6.43’ arrival cds. and Opened By Examiner censor seal. The Hunan-Kwantung 40c on 50c is rare
on cover. Photo
HK$ 10,000 - 12,000
1273
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1274
1944 (18 Jan.) A censored cover from Chengtu reg. to Michigan, USA. 'By BOAC to Lagos via Calcutta, Hence By PAA
Destination', bearing SYS Central Trust print 30c x 2, $2 in pair and Engraved Paicheng print imperf. $20 green, tied by bilingual
'CHENGTU' cds, with 'Opened By U.S. Army Examiner' seal tape, 'MIAMI/21.4.44' transit and BERRIEN SPRINGS/24.4.44'
arrival cds. Photo
HK$ 800 - 1,000
1275
1944 (1 Nov.) A censored cover from Lanchow reg. to Natal, South Africa, on reverse bearing SYS Central Trust print $1, $5 and
Engraved Parching print impart. $10 in pair, tied by bilingual 'LANCHOW(KAILAN)' cods, with African and English bilingual
'Opened by Censor' seal label in red, 'DURBAN/16.11.44' arrival cods, center folded, tone and damaged at lower right corner.
Photo
HK$ 800 - 1,000
1272