Auction: 18008 - Sinkiang Postal History, The 'Manhattan' Collection
Lot: 2275
Sinkiang
Chinese Republic Post
Unified Postage
1941 (20 Jan.) red band envelope to Peking bearing, on the reverse, Sun Yat Sen 5c. with Martyrs 3c. (Peking ovpt.) tied by Tihwa (Urumtsi) c.d.s. with a further strike across the flap in purple (2.3) indicating censorship, Peking arrival (20.3) and two-character instruction mark. Paying the short-lived 8c. rate. Scarce thus. Photo
Sold for
HK$4,000