Auction: CSS22 - Fine Stamps and Covers of China and Hong Kong
Lot: 2583
China
Covers and Cancellations
Air Mail
1941 (31 Oct.) air mail envelope to Buffalo, U.S.A. bearing New York print $4.50 franking tied by Leiyun, Yunnan and with triangular censor "Z" of Lashio, Leiyun. An interesting cover flown by Lashio-Chungking-H.K. airlines then H.K. to San Francisco and represents the first day of the $4 rate for route 3, introduced in 1st November 1941. Photo
Leiyun is a small town near the Burma border
Sold for
HK$10,000