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Auction: CSS22 - Fine Stamps and Covers of China and Hong Kong
Lot: 2595

China
Covers and Cancellations
Air Mail
1943 (21 Oct.) air mail envelope registered to Northern Ireland "Air Mail Throughout ... By B.O.A.C. to Lagos, Nigeria via Calcutta and Cairo then by P.A.A. to Destination" bearing Sun Yat Sen $1 (4) and $5 (2) bearing anti-bandit (Chengtu, West Szechwan) handstamp in bluish and cancelled by Chengtu dotted circle with the registration label alongside with manuscript name and bearing a very fine strike of the scarce "r.a.f./censor/63" struck in mauve; the reverse with London (25.1) and Ballymena arrival (27.1) datestamps; some staining at right and vertical fold. A good cover. Photo

Estimate
HK$3,500 to HK$4,000