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China Republic of China

Lot 272

900.00 HKD

Sold

1938 Tali, Shensi (9 Jun) to Sweden. Missionary cover, f.w. Martyrs 30c x3, tied by Shensi Tali cds. Transit Hong Kong (14 Jun)

1938 Tali, Shensi (9 Jun) to Sweden. Missionary cover, f.w. Martyrs 30c x3, tied by Shensi Tali cds. Transit Hong Kong (14 Jun) for airmail. Exceptional airmail example from small town in Shensi. 1938.6.9 陝西大荔寄瑞典。教會封，貼烈士3角x3，銷陝西大荔三格點線日戳。6.14經香港轉空郵。出色之小地名航空例子。

Lot 273

700.00 HKD

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1939 Tali, Shensi (7 Jun) to Sweden. Missionary cover, f.w. Martyrs 30 x4 + SYS 15c, tied by Shensi Tali cds. Showing "By

1939 Tali, Shensi (7 Jun) to Sweden. Missionary cover, f.w. Martyrs 30 x4 + SYS 15c, tied by Shensi Tali cds. Showing "By I.A.L" annotation. Exceptional airmail example from small town in Shensi. 1939.6.7 陝西大荔寄瑞典。教會封，貼烈士3角x4 + 孫像1角5分，銷陝西大荔三格點線日戳。寫有“I.A.L”（帝國航空）批示。出色之小地名航空例子。

Lot 279

8,000.00 HKD

Live

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。

China Republic of China

China PRC Military mail stamps

Lot 302

800.00 HKD

Live

1946 Shanghai (4 Jun) to Sweden. Airmail cover, f.w. Victory issue $20 in horizontal strip of 4 + SYS x26, in total of $1820, tied

1946 Shanghai (4 Jun) to Sweden. Airmail cover, f.w. Victory issue $20 in horizontal strip of 4 + SYS x26, in total of $1820, tied by Shanghai bilingual cds. Scarce high value multiple franking. 1946.6.4 上海寄瑞典。航空封，貼勝利紀念票20元橫四連 + 孫像56枚，合1820元，銷上海三格點線日戳。少見之高面值貼票。

China Republic of China

China PRC Military mail stamps

Lot 318

5,000.00 HKD

Live

1949 Nanking (9 Apr) to USSR. Airmail cover, f.w. SYS Gold Yuan and Revenue stamp surch Gold Yuan x13, in total of $6300, tied by Nanking

1949 Nanking (9 Apr) to USSR. Airmail cover, f.w. SYS Gold Yuan and Revenue stamp surch Gold Yuan x13, in total of $6300, tied by Nanking bilingual cds. Arrived USSR (1 May). Given the deterioration of relationship between ROC and USSR, mails to USSR after WWII are rare, not to mention airmail. Dated just several months between the establishment of PRC. 1949.4.9 南京寄蘇聯。航空封，正背貼孫像金圓 + 印花稅票改值金圓共13枚，合6300元，銷南京三格漢英日戳。5.1抵蘇聯。由於民國-蘇聯關係惡化，二戰後寄蘇聯封甚少，空郵更罕。此封寄於新中國成立僅數月前。

China PRC Military mail stamps

Lot 408

2,200.00 HKD

Sold

1954 (30 Mar) Air Letter from Sian to USSR, f.w. M1 yellow military stamp, C17 $800 + Tienanmen $3000, tied by Shensi Sian cds.

1954 (30 Mar) Air Letter from Sian to USSR, f.w. M1 yellow military stamp, C17 $800 + Tienanmen $3000, tied by Shensi Sian cds. Arrived Moscow (22 Apr). Nice commerical usage of M1 Yellow Military Stamp. 1954.3.30 國際航空郵簡自西安寄蘇聯，貼M1黃軍郵 + 紀17建軍800元 + 天安門3000元，銷陝西西安三格點線日戳。4.22抵莫斯科。出色之黃軍郵實寄例子。

Burma

Lot 844

1,500.00 HKD

Live

1943 a pair of WWI Government of Burma OHMS airmail covers from Major JGW Evans to his brother in England, f.w. KGVI issues. With “by

1943 a pair of WWI Government of Burma OHMS airmail covers from Major JGW Evans to his brother in England, f.w. KGVI issues. With “by fast airmail” annotation. Major Evans was part of the Burma Frontier Force in China. He was killed when leading his patrol of Lahu Levies which was the smallest operating unit in Burma and fought from December 1942 until Major Evans death on April 8th 1943 at Mong Pawk. 1943年兩件二戰緬甸政府公文封，由J.G.W. Evans上校寄英國的兄弟，貼英國佐治六世票，寫有“By fash Air Mail”批示。J.G.W. Evans上校為為緬甸邊防軍一員，他在指揮拉祜族部隊時陣亡。西姆拉為日本佔領後之緬甸流亡政府所在地。