147
959
957
1939 (21 Dec.) An air mail cover from Shanghai reg. to Boston, USA. Bearing Air Mail 3rd print 45c, SYS 2nd London print
$1, $2, Peking print Martyrs 30c and 150th Anniv. Constitution of USA $1, tied by bilingual 'SHANGHAI' cds, on reverse with
'HONOLULU/2.1.40' transit and 'BOSTON/6.1.40' arrival cds.
Ex Beckeman collection
. Photo
HK$ 800 - 1,000
958
1939 (7 Oct.) A cover from Chekiang to England, by Quiekest Route, bearing the 150th Anniv. of the Constitution of the USA 50c,
tied by char. 'CHIKIANG/WINGHONG' rimmed dot cancellation.
Ex Beckeman collection.
Photo
HK$ 400 - 500
959
1939 (Nov. 11) A cover from Shanghai reg. to USA bearing The 150th Anniv. of The Constitution of the USA complete set of 4, tied
by bilingual 'SHANGHAI' cds, with 'WASHINGTON/29.11.39' arrival cds on reverse, fine. Photo
HK$ 400 - 500
960
No Lot
961
1940 (14 Sep.) An airmail cover censored 3 times from Tsingtao to Lebanon, via Hong Kong and redirected to Iraq, addressed
to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, bearing Martyrs HK print 10c and Peking print 40c in pair, tied by bilingual ‘TSINGTAO’
rimmed cds, with ‘Passed Censor/9/Hong Kong’ violet triangular censor chop tied on one stamp, pink French ‘Controle’ censor
label, tied by French-Lebanere ‘Ouvert/L.O.02/Par les Autrites de Controle’, red oval handstamps & ‘CPMB/02’ negative purple,
and h/s by the Military postage control of Beirut, ‘By Air to Bagdad only’ straight on front. ‘HONG KONG/23.9.40’ transit on
back, bilingual ‘BEYROUTH/R.R’ rail road and bilingual ‘BAGDAD’ arrival cds on reverse, very rare cover, fine. Photo
HK$ 6,000 - 8,000
961
962
Ex. 963
964
962
1940 (18 July) An air mail cover from Shanghai to USA,
bearing HK print Martyrs 30c, SYS Chunghwa print, $1, $2
and high value $10 in pair, folded and small tears at right.
Photo
HK$ 400 - 500
963
1940's Bearing SYS surcharged 50c on 16c and DPP
overprinted on SYS 16c, both on 2 different reg. covers, one
cover heavy worn holes. Photo
HK$ 800 - 1,000
964
1941 (12 Mar.) A post office receipt from Ihsien to Anhwei, with a solid 'Postal Agency' marking in red. Photo
HK$ 500 - 700
