HK036 - Main catalogue

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896 1928 (30 Nov.) A cover from Shanghai to Hankow, bearing Junk 2nd printing 4c and 5c, tied by ‘SHANGHAI/ CHINAPRODUCTS EXHIBITION’’ commemorative cancel in black frame. Photo HK$ 600 - 700 897 1929 (22 Oct.) An air mail cover from Shanghai reg. to Hankow, bearing Unification 10c and 2nd air mail 15c, tied by bilingual ‘SHNAGHAI’ cds, ‘R/SHANGHAI/No.8282’ bilingual ‘HANKOW/23.10.29’ arrival cds. handstamped ‘This mail dispatched by flight between Peking to Hankow’ ‘ 此件由京漢間飛機還遊 ’ in black char. and with bilingual ‘SHANGHAI/25.10.29’ returned cds. Very fine and rare example of the commercial return postal flight in China. Photo HK$ 2,200 - 2,500

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898 1929 (26 Dec.) A stampless red band cover ( 民信局 ) from Taishan to South East Asia, with contents about the Remittance. Photo HK$ 500 - 600 899 1929 (9 July) An undressed cover with 2nd Peking print air mail complete set of 5, tied by special ‘Shanghai/Establishment of Transportation’ comm. Cancellation, two folds affecting the cover. Photo HK$ 800 - 1,000

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900 1930 (17 Oct.) An express cover from Tientsin to Peiping, on reverse bearing Junk 2nd print surcharged 1c on 3c x 7, one stamp with no stop after ‘Ct’ variety (Chan 283a) and 4c in pair, tied by bilingual ‘TIENTSIN’ cds. ‘PEIPING/18.10.30’ arrival cds. Photo HK$ 1,600 - 2,000 901 1930 (22 Jan.) An air mail cover from Shanghai registered to Peiping, on front bearing complete set of first air mail, tied by bilingual ‘SHANGHAI’ cds, alongside faint ‘R/SHANGHAI/No.457’ reg. frame chop. On reverse bearing 2nd Peking print Junk, 1c in pair and 4c x 2, all tied by the same cancellation, toning. Photo HK$ 4,000 - 4,500

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