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1033
1937 (3 May) A reg. cover to Fukin Supreme Court, on
front bearing SYS London print 5c in pair, tied by char.
'FUKIN/TAILIANG cds, Adjacent handstamped 'R/
Fukin Province Tailiang Hsien Post Office No. 464' reg.
box chop. Ex-Paul Ke-Shing. Photo
HK$ 1,000 - 1,200
1034
1937 (22 May) FFC Paris-Shanghai by Doret and
Micheletti, on front bearing France 3f and air mail
1.50f, tied by 'LE BOURGET-AVIATION/22.5.37' in
mixed franking with China air mail 15c green, tied by
bilingual 'SHANGHAI/26.5.37' cds, and 26.5.37 arrival
cds on reverse. Very fine and a Great Airmail Rarity, only
15 covers carried, the plane crashed in Shikoku, Japan
(enclosed reference). signed by the expert Roger Calves
of Paris. Photo
HK$ 10,000 - 12,000
1035
1939 (4 June) A letter card from East Szechwan to
Chungking, bearing SYSLondon print 5c, tied by bisected
char. 'East Szechwan/Postal Agency/Wu Jia Wan' (
東川/
郵政代辦所/胡家灣)
, with 'EAST SZECHWAN/6 June'
transit and bilingual 'CHUNGKING/6 June' arrival cds.
Photo
HK$ 1,500 - 1,800
1036
1939 (10 Sept.) A cover to Shanghai bearing 150th
anniv. of the Constitution of the USA complete set
of 4, tied by bilingual 'CHENGTU' cds, bilingual
'SHANGHAI/18.9.39' arrival cds, folded and dirty.
Photo
HK$ 800 - 1,000
1037
1940's A censor cover to England via Canada, the Siberia
railway was disconnection due to the war in Europe,
bearing SYS 50c blue x 2, tied by bilingual 'HANKOW'
cds, with USA and UK seal label adhesive at each side.
Special postage route. Photo
HK$ 600 - 800
1038
1940's Air Letter front x 3, each with different SYS
issues, tied by bilingual 'SHANGHAI' cds and sent to
USA. Photo
HK$ 500 - 600
1039
1940's An air mail cover to Switzerland, bearing Saving
stamps $50 green and SYS Paicheng print $40 & $10
imperf. in block of 4, tied by unclear 'KULIN' char. cds.
Photo
HK$ 1,200 - 1,500
1040
1940 (10 July) US stamped envelope 3c violet, sent from
USA to Shanghai as "Poste Restante", added with US
stamps 10c and 15c, cancelled by double-circle killers,
an unframed "Return Receipt Requested/FEE PAID"
and rectangular "REGISTERED NO. 90" handstamps
in magenta, additionally franked with Dr. Sun Yat-
Sen Dah Tung print 5c, being "Poste Restante" fee,
tied by Shanghai 8.8.40 cds, on reverse with four USA
cds's in magenta dated JUL 10 1940 and 13 JUL 1940
respectively, and Shanghai 7.8.29 arrival cds, light age
toning. Photo
HK$ 1,500 - 2,000
1041
1940 (20 Sept.) airmail cover from Shanghai to England,
endorsed "VIA HONGKONG AND CLIPPER TO
U.S.A." and manuscript "By Pan American Airways
Service Via U.S.A.", franked on front with 3rd Peking
Air Mail issue, 90c and HK Air Mail stamp $5, tied by
Shanghai cds's, opened and resealed with "OPENED
BY EXAMINER 1100" censor label, fine; 1945 (7
Dec.) cover to USA, f.w. Dr. SYS Pacheng print, $10
horiz. strip of 3, tied by Shanghai cds's, fine; 1948 (2
May) registered airmail cover to Shanghai, f.w. Victory
commem. issue $50, Dr. SYS Central Trust print $1
x 2, and Chungking Chung Hwa print $2 x 2, tied by
Chengtu cds and Shanghai arrival cds, on front with a
faint commemorative cachet, age toning. Photo
HK$ 800 - 1,000
1042
1941 An incoming cover from Italy 25l, 50l x 2, air mail
2l x 4 tied by 'ROMA' cds, with Italy censor sealed label
and 'Officially Sealed Chinese Post Office' green label
tied by 'Received Broken Sealed Chinese Post Office',
plus 'Commissione. Prov. Di Censura Roma' blue chop
and bilingual 'SHANGHAI/7 Jan 41' arrival cds on
reverse. few soiling. Photo
HK$ 1,400 - 1,600
1043
1941-48 group of 6 covers, three local and three domestic,
including registered, double registered, ordinary express
and ordinary, franked with Dr. Sun Yat-Sen 2nd London
print, Peking Martyrs, Dr. Sun Yat-Sen issues and CNC
Surcharges on Dr. SYS, some light age toning, others
fine. Photo
HK$ 2,000 - 3,000
1044
1943 (20 Apr.) A cover form Chungking to a famous
philatelist in Shanghai, on reverse bearing SYS surch.
50c on 16c, tied by 'CHUNGKING' cds, 'SHANGHAI/23
4 43' arrival cds. Photo
HK$ 500 - 800