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Auction: CSS37 - Fine Stamps and Covers of China and Hong Kong
Lot: 2104

China
Covers and Cancellations
Airmail
International Routes
Chungking - Calcutta Routes
1945 (15 Jan.) opened-out envelope registered to New York from the French ambassador, bearing $28 franking tied by Chungking c.d.s. The plane crashed shortly after take-off and the cover returned to Chungking. Subsequently forwarded to Kunming (29.1), on to Calcutta with censor seal. The reverse with large explanatory handstamp, Miami (14.3) and New York (16.3) datestamps. There is some soiling as is to be expected. A very desirable cover paying postage $4, registration $6 and airmail $18 by route 8. Photo


1945年1月15日重慶法國領事寄紐約航空掛號破剖封, 貼二十八圓郵資, 銷成都日戳, 因航機起飛不久便發生意外, 信函被送返重慶, 隨後於1月29日分遞到昆明, 到加爾各答受檢查並貼封紙, 封背蓋大型解釋性的印記, 3月14日邁阿密中轉戳及3月16日紐約到達戳, 中上品相, 不多見的第八郵路實寄封.

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HK$80,000