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1925 (12 Sept.) "de Pindo" Special Flight Shanghai - Nagasaki bearing 1925 3c. on 4c. well tied by Shanghai c.d.s. and with a faint strike of the boxed "first airmail/china-japan"; without backstamp as usual for these covers. Starr 10; Muller 9. Photo HK$6,000-8,000
Although the mail was delivered at Kagoshima airfield on 13 September and handed over to the Japanese official, it was not until March 1926 that it was finally located. By this time, only 52 of the original 70 letters were recovered
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_ "de Pindo" Special Flight between Shanghai and Kagoshima (Nagasaki) envelope bearing 1925 3c. on 4c. cancelled by Shanghai c.d.s. and bearing a good strike of the boxed "first airmail/china-japan". Signed Raybaudi and with the pilot signed certificate (rare). Starr 10, Muller 9. Photo HK$8,000-10,000
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1926 (22 Dec.) special air mail envelope to Amoy bearing Germany 35pf. franking tied by Berlin c.d.s., manuscript "Flugpost" and with "Mit Luftpost" black on yellow etiquette, the reverse with Shanghai and Amoy datestamps; a few minor peripheral imperfections. Thought to be a scarce unofficial flight Berlin via Moscow to Amoy. Photo HK$1,500-2,000
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1928 (28 June) Round the World card New Your to New York; U.S. 1c stationery card cancelled by New York duplex and bears pair of Junk 1c. tied by Moukden datestamp, the reverse with New York arrival (22.7) and printed with John Henry Mears (pilot) and the time of 23 days. Numbered "166", Fine. Photo HK$1,200-1,800
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1928 (16 Dec.) 'Spirit of Canton' first flight Shanghai - Canton, buff envelope bearing 14c. franking tied by Shanghai c.d.s. with the two handstamped cachets in violet plus a faint strike of the aeroplane chop in green; addressed to France. Good. Between 392 to 471 letters carried. Starr 11, Muller 10. Photo HK$2,500-3,000
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1929 (8 July) first flight Shanghai - Nanking, envelope registered to Nanking bearing $1.20 franking tied by the commemorative cancellation, with Shanghai registration label; good to fine. Starr 16; Muller 12 HK$4,000-5,000
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CNAC Airlines: 1930's illustrated timetable; fresh and fine. Photo HK$1,200-1,800
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1931 (13 Nov.) China domestic air mail envelope to Hankow bearing second issue Sun Yat Sen 2c. (4) and 4c. (3) tied by Shanghai c.d.s. with Hankow arrival on the reverse.
A good cover used on the second day of issue of these two adhesives. Photo HK$2,000-2,500
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1932 (6 Jan.) envelope to Changsha bearing U.S. 5c. tied by New Haven machine postmark, readdressed to Peiping with additional Air 15c. and Par Avion etiquette cancelled by Shanghai postmarks, the reverse with Changsha and Peiping c.d.s. Unusual HK$1,000-1,500
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1933 (18 May) cover to Paris "Par Avion via Saigon" bearing, on the reverse, $3.66 franking tied by Shanghai c.d.s., the address side with "par avion" and manuscript "Par Avion" etiquettes, handstamped "Par Avion Saigon-Marseille et au dela/de Marseille" in purple and boxed "Saigon-Marseille" handstamp; the reverse with additional Saigon machine postmark. Photo HK$3,000-4,000
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1929 Canton - Yunnanfu, specially prepared envelope with the cachet in purple with 19c. franking tied by Canton c.d.s. with further despatch and arrival c.d.s. on the reverse. Unfortunately the pilot was injured just before this flight and the mail delivered in the normal post. 300 covers were prepared. Starr 26. Photo HK$3,000-4,000
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1934 (1 Oct.) first flight cover Canton - Lungchow, special envelope bearing 30c. air tied by commemorative Canton c.d.s. Fine. Starr 96. Photo HK$3,500-4,000
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1935 (12 July) first flight Yunnanfu - Chungking, envelope bearing, on the reverse, 30c. franking tied by the special postmark with Pahsien (Chungking) arrival c.d.s. alongside, "Par Avion" etiquette on the address side. Fine and with the original typewritten letter. Starr 108; Muller 72 HK$1,200-1,500
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1936 (18 June) trial flight Canton - Hanoi, sent registered, printed matter bearing Air 30c. tied by neat Canton c.d.s. with the registration label at foot and with the registration receipt affixed to the front; the reverse with boxed "ligne/aerienne/canton - hanoi/1er voyage", Canton despatch, Hanoi (19.6) and Canton return (21.6); good to fine. Muller 80; Starr 119 HK$1,000-1,500
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1936 (Oct.) air mail envelope from Hooperton, bearing 92c. franking, registered to Hong Kong via air mail to Lakehurst, airship 'Hindenburg' to Frankfurt, air mail to Amsterdam and then to Hong Kong and redirected to Tientsin with China 25c. tied by Tientsin c.d.s. as a postage due, the reverse with Cleveland, New York, Frankfurt, Penang, Hong Kong registered c.d.s and Tientsin roller cancel, with Refused label affixed in Tientsin and returned to sender with Hoopeston (7.12) arrival c.d.s. A fine and unusual cover. Photo HK$6,000-8,000
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1937 (22 May) Paris - Shanghai first flight cover by Doret and Micheletti, the front with France 3f. and 1f.50 air tied by "le bourget-aviation/seine" c.d.s. and in combination with China air 15c. tied by Shanghai (26.5). Fresh and fine. The plane crashed in Shikoku, Japan. Only 15 covers carried. Photo HK$8,000-10,000
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1937 (7 Dec.) air mail envelope from Canton to London bearing $3.80 franking tied by Canton c.d.s., the reverse with Canton and Hong Kong c.d.s. Later in 1939 (30 May) the envelope was readdressed to Hawaii with G.B. 1/3d. franking and new air mail etiquette applied over the "Par Avion" and with handstamp "north atlantic/air service", underpaid with "T" in hexagon and "300" in blue crayon and U.S. 10c. Postage Due (6) cancelled by Honolulu ovals. Unusual with three different country stamps. Photo HK$2,000-2,500
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1939 (30 Oct.) envelope to Rangoon carried on the first flight Chungking - Rangoon, bearing Air 25c. and 50c. tied by the special datestamp; the reverse with Chu Chang Sing illustration on the flap and Rangoon arrival c.d.s. (31.10); good to fine. Muller 100 HK$1,000-1,200
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_ Ministry of Communications envelope to Rangoon carried on the first flight Chungking - Rangoon, addressed to the Chinese Embassy in London, bearing Air 15c. (2), 50c. and $1 plus 1c. and $1, the reverse bears large "diplomatique." handstamp; minor soiling. Photo HK$1,000-1,200
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1940 (8 Feb.) special air mail envelope from the Swedish Mission in Shasi to Stockholm "via Rangoon" bearing Sun Yat Sen $2 tied by Shasi c.d.s. and Chungking transit, the reverse with two 25c. commemorative stamps on the reverse. Clean and fine HK$1,000-1,200
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1940 (9 Mar.) envelope to England "Via Air to Rangoon/via IAL to England" bearing U.S. Constitution 50c. and $1 (2) cancelled by Kunming c.d.s., with turquoise Par Avion etiquette and triangular "passed censor rangoon/4" in purple; a few faults at top HK$1,000-1,200
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1940 (1 Nov.) 1c. stationery card, uprated $5.70 sent air mail from Shanghai to London with manuscript "By P.A.A. via U.S.A." and straight-line handstamp "By Pan American Airways Service, Via U.S.A.", with Par Avion etiquette and with boxed British censor "T.131" handstamp in red; minor soiling. A good trans Pacific/Atlantic card. Photo HK$1,200-1,500
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1941 (15 Aug.) air mail envelope to Chungking bearing Burma 10a.9p. franking tied by Rangoon c.d.s. and carried on the CNAC Chungking - Rangoon route. Readdressed to Hong Kong with pair of 50c. Sun Yat Sen tied by Chungking c.d.s. With numerous postal and other markings including Burma censor seal with censor "48" handstamp, Hong Kong "not opened/by/censor" handstamp, "KE2" in circle and, on the reverse, Chungking and Kowloon (22.8) c.d.s. An interesting cover, arriving not long before the Japanese expansion into the greater Asia area. Photo HK$1,200-1,800
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1914 (8 Jan.) envelope from the Swedish consulate in Vladivostok to Stockholm bearing Russian 10k. tied by a good strike of CER line 264 (Vladivostok to Harbin) with a second strike alongside; the reverse with the arrival machine postmark (19.2). Photo HK$1,000-1,500
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1926 (21 April) envelope to Shanghai bearing, on the reverse, 3c. Junk tied by Chaoyang Tung despatch c.d.s. and showing a good example of the censor label with blue printing tied by two good strikes of large oval handstamp in red and Shanghai machine postmark. Good to fine. Photo HK$1,500-2,000
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1927 (16 Feb.) envelope sent express to Shanghai bearing, on the reverse, Junk 1/2c. (8), 3c. (2) and 4c. tied by Chengchow despatch c.d.s. with the express delivery label covered by black on white censor label tied by the censor's violet handstamp; two filing spike holes. A good cover. Photo HK$1,500-2,000
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1944 (16 Mar.) envelope registered to Siking bearing, on the reverse, Japanese Occupation $1 on 8c. (3) tied by Shanghai despatch c.d.s., partly covered by the registration label and with large "0128" censor seal over the side. A good cover sent from Japanese occupied Shanghai. Photo HK$2,000-2,500
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1942 (26 Feb.) commercial envelope to Bombay bearing $2.20 franking tied by Shanghai c.d.s., with red on white British censor seal at side tied by "dhc/328" in blue, the reverse with very faint 1943 (22 Feb.) arrival c.d.s. The front bears manuscript despatch date "26.2.42" underlined in blue crayon and with two exclamation marks (the recipient was obviously surprised it took nearly a year to be delivered). Some creasing and soiling. Photo HK$1,000-1,500
Some of the following censored covers were mailed just after the attack on Pearl Harbour and suffered long delays in being delivered
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1942 (14 Sept.) envelope to Detroit, U.S.A. bearing N.Y. print $1 tied by Shanghai despatch c.d.s. and with British censor label at side; no other postal markings. Photo HK$2,000-2,500
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1942 (9 Nov.) 30c. stationery card to Sydney, Australia cancelled by dotted Shanghai c.d.s. with "passed by censor/s 101" handstamp in violet and manuscript "an 19.7.48"; slight soiling at left and two repaired filing holes. Photo HK$2,500-3,000
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1942 (19 Nov.) 30c. stationery card to Perth, Australia with additional Sun Yat Sen 30c. cancelled by dotted Shanghai c.d.s., with diamond censor handstamp in purple. No arrival notation and some minor creasing. Photo HK$3,000-4,000
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1941 (10 Oct.) commercial cover to Shanghai bearing U.S. 8c. tied by New York duplex with Shanghai slogan roller postmark at foot (16.1) and faint boxed Received Jan 20; the reverse with Shanghai examiner's handstamp; light soiling. Delayed mail sent after the attack on Pearl Harbour HK$1,000-1,200
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1914 (2 May) red band cover from Tsinan to Peking bearing 1913 Express Letter label (first Republic issue) number "0637"; a few minor age marks. Photo HK$2,000-2,500
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1921 (9 Dec.) red band cover to Shanghai bearing 1914 10c. express label (second issue) with Hochow despatch c.d.s., boxed bilingual Express handstamp and registration handstamp, the reverse with Junk 13c. franking tied by the despatch c.d.s. A good cover with these markings. Photo HK$2,000-2,500
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1914 (11 Aug.) red band cover to Shanghai bearing, on the reverse, 1914 10c. express label (second issue) cancelled by part Shanghai c.d.s., the address side with Chanchow despatch c.d.s. and Shanghai arrival; good. Photo HK$1,500-2,000
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1899 (3 Mar.) envelope to the U.S. Consul, Chefoo bearing U.S. 5c. blue tied by Boston duplex, the reverse includes U.S. Postal Agency, Shanghai, Shanghai and Chefoo Dollar chops. Photo HK$2,000-2,500
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1904-54, a group of covers and cards which includes 1904 picture post card from Ceylon, 1906 2 1/2d. franked envelope from Birkenhead, 1909 two picture postcards to Peking from Tasmania and Argentina showing different French Post Office Peking arrival c.d.s., two post cards to Hankow with different arrival c.d.s., 1940 censored envelope from Egypt with fine Postal Censor handstamp and 1954 air mail cover from Paraguay.
(9 covers) HK$800-1,000
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1906 (7 Aug.) Austrian 10h. postal stationery card to Shanghai, cancelled by Vienna c.d.s. in purple, with "schanghai/deutsche post" arrival c.d.s. (8.9) and a part strike of Shanghai Local Post c.d.s. (9.9). Photo HK$1,000-1,200
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1931-40, a group of four covers bearing additional Chinese stamps for poste restante, with 1931 registered cover from Indiana, U.S.A. to Peiping, 20c. franking with additional 1c. Junk tied by Peiping c.d.s.; 1939 cover from Germany to Shanghai with 5c. Sun Yat Sen tied by Shanghai c.d.s.; 1939 cover registered from Switzerland to Shanghai with additional Sun Yat Sen 5c.; and 1940 envelope from Switzerland to Shanghai with additional Martyr 8c. (4 covers) HK$2,500-3,000
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Country Indicated by Postage: 1940 (June) printed commercial envelope to Washington bearing 10c. on 25c. tied by Washington duplex and a fair strike of "This article was originally/mailed in the country indicated/by postage" in purple. Fine and unusual. Photo HK$1,000-1,500
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Returned Mail: 1947 (9 Dec.) envelope registered from Vigrestad, Norway to Shanghai bearing 70ö. franking tied by the despatch c.d.s. bearing the complete non delivery label cancelled by Shanghai c.d.s. (20.2) with "retour/return" and "Parti/Left" plus examiner's handstamp struck in blue with further strikes and markings on the cover. Unusual. Photo HK$3,000-4,000
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1942 (June) envelope registered to Japan bearing, on the reverse, North China 2c. and 40c. tied by Kaifeng c.d.s. with registration label on face and Japanese censor seal; also 1938 Japanese Forces postcard to Ibaragi, Japan bearing Martyr 2 1/2c. tied by Shanghai (civilian) P.O. c.d.s.; unusual. (2 covers) HK$1,000-1,500
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1945 (1 Aug.) Doctors' Association envelope used locally in Shanghai bearing North China Anniversary of Puppet Government $5 tied by neat Shanghai c.d.s. Fresh. Photo HK$1,500-2,000
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Postal Unit 34: 1945 (29 July) envelope to Poseh bearing 1945 military stamp, 1931-37 $1 and $5 Sun Yat Sen commemorative, tied by superb strikes of Unit 34 c.d.s. Fine and very scarce. Photo HK$15,000-20,000
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Postal Unit 502: 1945 (5 Mar.) stampless
envelope registered from military P.O. 502 in Burma, to Chengtu bearing Chungking and Chengtu dotted circle datestamps and bearing, on the reverse, bilingual "c.c.c./passed" censor handstamp in violet; some pin holes and other faults at right. A good cover sent from the army in Burma. Photo HK$2,500-3,000
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1945 (Jan.) India 1a.3p. stationery envelope uprated with India 3p. and Burma 1a. cancelled by large double-ring c.d.s., sent by a member of the U.S. forces in Liuiang to India bearing, on the reverse, "u.s. army postal service" duplex and Calcutta arrival, U.S. army censor tape at side. Unusual. Photo HK$4,000-5,000
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A selection of mostly modern covers from 1931 G.B. 1 1/2d. tied by Field Post Office c.d.s. on envelope to India (from Tientsin), a good group of K.G.VI and Q.E. covers and pieces from different F.P.O's based in Hong Kong including 1954 "british fleet mail/9" when H.M.S Newcastle was in Hong Kong; a group of W.W.2 U.S. Army Postal Service covers including from Kunming and more recent covers from Taiwan.
A useful selection, well worth examination.
(51 covers) HK$1,500-2,000
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1913 (12 Mar.) "on service" envelope from Shanghai to Mengtsz bearing a light strike of the boxed "postage paid" handstamp, the reverse with part despatch and arrival (24.3) bilingual c.d.s. Fresh. Photo HK$2,000-2,500
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1936 (29 Dec.) 'Empress of Canada' envelope to Oregon bearing Mongolia 10m. tied by Shanghai Paquebot c.d.s. and large boxed datestamp of the Purser's Office in green. Fine and an unusual combination. Photo HK$1,000-1,500
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1916 (28 Apr.) stampless envelope to H.G. Fletcher in Manchester cancelled by London E.C. Paid 1d. franking machine postmark in red, redirected to Customs House, Swatow with K.G.V 1d. added and tied by Manchester c.d.s. (4.5) then again redirected to Bhamo, bears 1c. pair and 4c. Postage Due tied by Teng Yueh bilingual c.d.s. (9.7) with a further strike on the reverse along with Swatow (9.6), Hong Kong (11.6) and Rangoon c.d.s. (28.6) plus large Rangoon censor handstamp in purple. An unusual and appealing cover. Photo HK$2,500-3,000
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