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Auction: CSS101 - Fine Stamps and Covers of China and Hong Kong
Lot: 6616

China
Covers and Cancellations
Airmail - International
World War 2 Disrupted Routes, Calcutta - London, P.A.A. to U.S.A. (Route 13): 1946 (18 Sept.) commercial envelope registered to New York "Air Mail via Chung King" bearing $2550 franking tied by Canton dotted c.d.s. with the registration label alongside, the reverse with New York and other datestamps; pays $300 surface, double $900 air plus $450 registration. Also 1946 (27 Sept.) air mail envelope express registered to Los Angeles bearing, on the reverse, $2300 franking tied by Tientsin c.d.s. with Shanghai and New York transit datestamps, the relevant labels are on the address side. pays single rate plus registration and express and 1946 (4 Sept.) envelope to New York bearing $2100 franking tied by dotted Peiping c.d.s., pays double rate. (Walton 2.2.7.5). (3 covers)

Estimate
HK$1,500 to HK$2,000

Starting price
HK$900