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Auction: CSS46 - Fine Stamps of China and Hong Kong
Lot: 6527

Japan
Air Mails
Japan - China Flights
Tokyo to Shanghai Route: 1942 (4 Dec.) Swiss Consulate envelope to Shanghai bearing 1y.30 franking tied by Akasaka, Tokyo c.d.s. with two Shanghai arrival c.d.s. (7-8.12) on the reverse along with the Swiss Consulate handstamp and a large circular handstamp. A rare cover as the outbreak of the Pacific War meant that air transport was restricted to military mail. Photo

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