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Auction: CSS101 - Fine Stamps and Covers of China and Hong Kong
Lot: 6624

China
Covers and Cancellations
Airmail - International
Post World War 2, Pre Unified Rates, Mail to America: 1947 (July - Oct.) an interesting selection of covers to U.S.A. with (1 July) envelope to New York bearing $3000 franking, first day of the new rate but paying the old fee; (15 July) envelope to Massachusetts bearing $3200 franking paying surface $1100 and air $2100; both with Hong Kong backstamps; (8 Aug.), (8 Sept.), (10 Sept.) and (12 Sept.) envelopes to California, New York, Chicago and Canada from Shanghai or Canton paying the basic $3200 ranking; (18 Aug.) envelope registered to New York bearing $7000 franking tied by Hangchow c.d.s., overpaying the double air rate by $100; (10 Sept.) envelope registered to New York bearing $9000 franking paying triple air and registration $1600; (12 Sept.) commercial envelope to Canada bearing, on the reverse, $7400 franking paying triple air; (1 Oct.) envelope to New York paying $12,300 franking (five times air and double surface) tied by Peiping c.d.s. and used on the last day of this rate. (Walton 3.1.7). (10 covers)

For a 1946 (27 June) cover from Manchuria, see lot 6591

Estimate
HK$4,000 to HK$5,000

Starting price
HK$2800