1942 Poshan (24 Feb) to Sweden via Portugal. WWII censor cover,
f.w. SYS x5 on reverse, in total of (International registered
letter rate
1942 Poshan (24 Feb) to Sweden via Portugal. WWII censor cover,
f.w. SYS x5 on reverse, in total of (International registered
letter rate $2 + airmail fee to Calcutta $2.25 + European airmail
fee $11.3 =) $15.55 , tied by Paoshan bilingual cds. Transit
Kunming (19 Feb). Censored and resealed at India and Nazi Germany.
Since the fall of Hong Kong, mails had to take the Indian
air-route. Since 21 Jan 1942, airmail to Europe was maintained via
India and Portugal. Rare example of paying $11.3 European airmail
fee which was effective for about 1 month.
1942.2.24 保山經葡萄牙寄瑞典。二戰檢查封，背貼孫像5枚，合15.55元（國際掛號信函2元 + 至加爾各答航空費2.25元 +
歐洲全程航空費11.3元），銷保山三格漢英日戳。於加爾各答及納粹德國檢查重封。自香港淪陷後，經印度成為唯一空郵郵路。透過印度及中立國葡萄牙，寄歐洲之全程空郵服務仍得以維持。寄歐洲11.3元航空費僅施行約一個月，存世例子極罕。
