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Lot 254

3,200.00 HKD

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1940 France (20 May) to Hankow, redirected to Shanghai and Haiphong, f.w. French issue x3, tied by Macheoul cds. Arrived Hankow (27 Jul)

1940 France (20 May) to Hankow, redirected to Shanghai and Haiphong, f.w. French issue x3, tied by Macheoul cds. Arrived Hankow (27 Jul) but addressee was not found and redirected to Shanghai (4 Jul). Applied with 8th print officially resealed label and "RECEIVED BROKEN AND OFFICIALLY RESEALED" h.s. Returned to sender via Hong Kong with censor label. Arrived Haiphong (27 Jul). Example with both resealed label and censor label as well as returned delivery. Very scarce. Illustration fig.5 in "Damaged Mails Salvaged by Reseal Labels of the Republican Post (1916-1949)" by Xiao Hong, Asian Philatelist 2011.1940.5.20 法國寄漢口，改寄海防，貼法國票3枚，銷Macheoul日戳。7.27抵漢口。投遞無果故改寄上海，7.4抵達。貼第八版民國代封票，鈐“RECEIVED BROKEN AND OFFICIALLY RESEALED”橫戳。再經香港改寄海防，貼香港檢查封條，7.27抵達。同時貼有代封票及檢查封條之例子，加之進口改退，十分難得。蕭宏著《中華郵政以代封票重封之破損郵件》圖5原件，2011年《亞洲郵學家》。

Mongolia

Lot 996

8,000.00 HKD

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1941 USA (22 Jul) to Postmaster of Urga, returned to sender, f.w. US stamp 5c, tied by Lakewood wavy line d.s. Censored and resealed at

1941 USA (22 Jul) to Postmaster of Urga, returned to sender, f.w. US stamp 5c, tied by Lakewood wavy line d.s. Censored and resealed at Rangoon. Transit Kunming (20 Oct), Siking, Peking (30 Nov) with Dead Letter Office red cds. Returned to sender with "Postal route interrupted, hence return" cachet in Chinese. Exceptional WWII returned example.1941.7.22 美國寄烏蘭巴托郵局局長，退回寄件人，貼美國票5分，銷Lakewood機戳。於仰光檢查重封。10.20經昆明，11.30經北京，鈐死信局紅色日戳。鈐“郵路發生阻礙故退”指示戳。出色之二戰退回例子。

China Japanese Occupation

Lot 2085

5,000.00 HKD

Live

1941 Kuala Lumpur to Hong Kong, returned to sender but detained in Hong Kong. Franking removed. Censored and resealed. Arrived Hong Kong

1941 Kuala Lumpur to Hong Kong, returned to sender but detained in Hong Kong. Franking removed. Censored and resealed. Arrived Hong Kong (25 Nov) but addressee was not found. Forwarded to returned letter office (26 Nov). On front with “DETAINED IN HONGKONGBY JAPANESE FROM DECEMBER 1941 TO SEPTEMBER 1945” cachet. Very scarce incoming and returned but detained example.1941年吉隆坡寄香港，退回寄件人但於香港扣留。貼票被撕去。檢查並重封。11.25抵港但查無收件人。11.26轉退信局。正面蓋有“鈐“DETAINED IN HONGKONGBY JAPANESE FROM DECEMBER 1941 TO SEPTEMBER 1945”戳記。非常少見難得之進口退回並扣留例子。