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1052 1944 (1 Apr.) A large size opened government official cover from Chengtu to West Szechwan, bearing SYS Paicheng print, engraved type, $4 blue and $5 lilac grey, both tied by bilingual ‘CHENGTU’ cds, with char. ‘WEST SZECHWAN/MAOHSIEN/7.4.44’ ( 茂 縣 ) arrival cds. Photo HK$ 1,200 - 1,500 1053 1944 (13 Sept.) A cover from Hunan to Chungking, on reverse bearing SYS Central Trust print 40c strip of 5, tied by char. ‘HUNAN/ HUANGHSIEN’ ( 晃縣 ) cds, with char. ‘EAST SZECHWAN/XIAOLONGKAN/22.9.44’ ( 小龍坎 ) arrival cds on both sides. Photo HK$ 800 - 1,000 1054 1944 (14 Nov.) A cover from Wuyuan addressed to Army The 148 Division, Political Bureau. Bearing SYS Central Trust print $5, tied by bilingual ‘WUYUAN’ with bisected single ring in char. ‘MILITARY STATION/117/22.10.44’ ( 軍郵派出所 ) arrival cds. Mounted on a well described exhibition page, very fine. Photo HK$ 2,000 - 2,500

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1055 1944 (15 Apr.) A cover from Chungking to East Szechwan, bearing SYS Central Trust print $5 rose pink, with Anti-Bandit in blue char. on stamp, tied by bilingual ‘CHUNGKING’ cds, with bilingual ‘PAHISIEN/19.4.44’ transit and char. ‘EAST SZECHWAN/ YUELAI/21.4.44’ arrival cds. Photo HK$ 400 - 500 1056 1944 (20 Sept.) An accounting form tied by the SYS New York print 1x 26 and Martyrs 1c x 10, all together forming a large block of 66 (11 x 6) tied by bilingual ‘Shanghai district head post office/account department/20.9.44’ ‘ 上海郵政管理局/會計股 ’ in violet oval cancel. From the collection of Huang Ming Fang. Photo HK$ 1,000 - 1,200 1057 1944 (28 May) An air mail Remittance cover ( 僑批 ) from Canton to San Francisco, USA. Bearing SYS Paicheng print irregular perf. $10 x 2 on front and $1 in pair on reverse, both tied by char. ‘PINGHINKONG’ ( 平蜆岡 ) cds, with ‘F/2’ octagon black chop alongside, bilingual ‘KWEILIN/9.6.44’ transit and bilingual ‘HOIPING.CANTON...’ frame chop in red on reverse. Photo HK$ 800 - 1,000

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