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US Post in China

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China PRC Liberated Areas Postal stationery

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US Post in China

Lot 527

300 HKD

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1947 (17 Aug) USA Post Office mail return receipt of a registered mail to Chang Kai Shek, Chungking, applied with Chungking return cds.

1947 (17 Aug) USA Post Office mail return receipt of a registered mail to Chang Kai Shek, Chungking, applied with Chungking return cds. Transit Nanking (20 Aug). Interesting.1947.8.17 一件寄蔣介石之掛號郵件回郵卡，鈐重慶回郵日戳。8.20經南京。有趣。

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Lot 2047

2,000 HKD

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1934 USA (1 Mar) to Changchun, returned to sendern, f.w. US 5c, tied by Saint Louis duplex d.s. Transit Shanghai. Applied with “SERVICE

1934 USA (1 Mar) to Changchun, returned to sendern, f.w. US 5c, tied by Saint Louis duplex d.s. Transit Shanghai. Applied with “SERVICE SUSPENDED / RETURN TO SENDER” cachet due to withdrawal of Chinese Post in Manchuria1934.3.1 美國寄長春，退回寄件人，貼美國票5分，銷Saint Louis雙聯日戳。經上海。因東北撤郵而鈐“SERVICE SUSPENDED / RETURN TO SENDER”橫戳。

China PRC Liberated Areas Postal stationery

Lot 2100

3,200 HKD

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1947 USA (18 Sep) to Harbin, returned to sender due to civil war. US 10c airmail stationery cover, ied by Los Angeles wavy line d.s.

1947 USA (18 Sep) to Harbin, returned to sender due to civil war. US 10c airmail stationery cover, ied by Los Angeles wavy line d.s. Transit Shanghai (22 Sep), Changchun (26 Sep) but applied with “Mail route to destination blockaded return to sender” cachet due to liberation of Harbin. Returned to USA via Shenyang (28 Sep). Cover opened out for display.1947.9.18 美國寄哈爾濱。10分航空郵簡，銷洛杉磯機戳。9.22經上海，9.26經長春。因解放哈爾濱而鈐 “Mail route to destination blockaded, return to sender”（前途受阻退回原寄）指示戳。9.28經瀋陽退回美國。封剖開以作展示。