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783 1944 (1 Feb.) An air mail censor cover from Chungking to USA, bearing 20c surcharged on HK print Martyrs 13, SYS Central Trust print 40c, Paicheng engraved print irregular perf. $4 and imperf. $10, tied by bilingual ‘CHUNGKING’ cds, ‘Opened By Examiner’ censor label, ‘MIAMI/11.3.44’, ‘NEWYORK/12.3.44’ transit and ‘NEWYORK/14.3.44’ arrival cancel, damaged at the top and bottom, surcharged 20 cents is seldom to be found on cover, especially on censor cover. Photo HK$ 2,000 - 2,400 784 1944 (4 Jan.) A censor cover from Canton to USA, bearing HK print Martyrs 1c in pair, SYS Chung Hwa print 8c, Central Trust print 30c x 3, $1, and Paicheng engraved $10, all tied by bilingual ‘KITYANG’ ‘ 揭陽 ’ cds, on reverse with bilingual ‘KITYANG’ transit, char. ‘CANTON/10.1.44’ and bilingual ‘KWEILIN/13.1.44’ transit, ‘Opened By Examiner’ seal label. Because of the Sino-Japanese War, most of the postal service passed through the western part of China. From the collection of Huang Ming Fang. Photo HK$ 500 - 700

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785 1948 Gold Yuan Shanghai Dah Yeh surcharged, 1/2c on $500 block of 6 on SYS Shanghai Dah Tung 2nd print block of 6, top corner copy with plate no. top 3 stamps with diagonal paper fold variety, unused and no gum as issued. From the collection of Huang Ming Fang. Chan G1var. Photo HK$ 1,200 - 1,500 786 1948 Gold Yuan San Yi surcharged, $1 on 40c brown SYS Central Trust print block of 6, tied by bilingual ‘TSINGTAO/1.4.49’ cds, with perf. 10 1/2 variety, fine used. Chan G25g. Photo HK$ 500 - 600

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