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Auction: 8032 - Stamps & Covers of Asia
Lot: 304

x Hong Kong Japanese Occupation Pre-Occupation Mail — 1941 (1 Dec.) envelope from "Canadian Army Overseas" to British Columbia bearing 15c. and Centenary 5c. tied by Victoria c.d.s. with manuscript "Censored" at left and showing a good strike of boxed "detained in hongkong/by japanese/from december 1941 to september 1945" in violet, the reverse with military censor "137" in large inverted triangle with Victoria, British Columbia machine postmark applied for redirection on arrival. An interesting and unusual cover and an early date. Photo Estimate £ 600-800

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£480