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Auction: 18008 - Sinkiang Postal History, The 'Manhattan' Collection
Lot: 2286

Sinkiang
Chinese Republic Post
Unified Postage
1944 (16 Nov.) envelope to Hami bearing, on the reverse, Central Trust 10c. (4) tied by Turfan dotted c.d.s. with the English/Chinese datestamp alongside in purple indicating censorship; fine. A good cover showing the stamps being used at five times face value to pay the $2 postage rate. Photo

There was a shortage of high value stamps in Sinkiang so the stamps overprinted for restricted use in Sinkiang were now calculated at five times face value

Sold for
HK$3,500