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Auction: 7001 - Fine Stamps & Covers of Hong Kong
Lot: 885

China British Post Offices Military Mail h.m.s. amethyst:1950 (1 Jan.) envelope addressed to Tientsin bearing K.G.VI 1d. tied by Bath duplex and bearing a fine strike of "service suspended/return to sender"; fine. As a result of the incident with H.M.S. Amethyst, the Chinese People´s Republic broke off diplomatic relations with the U.K. and refused to accept any mail. With newspaper articles and photograph Estimate HK$ 1,000-1,500

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