Auction: CSS22 - Fine Stamps and Covers of China and Hong Kong
Lot: 2659
China
Covers and Cancellations
Postal Routes
World War II: 1942 (28 Mar.) envelope to Sweden, "Airmail all the way" bearing, on the reverse, Martyr 40c. (13) and Sun Yat Sen 10c. tied by Kweiyang with Calcutta censor seal and handstamp, handstamp "service suspended/return to sender" and returned to Kweiyang (19.8). Forwarded again, "via Alma Tat", Siberia and bearing Erzincan, Turkey c.d.s. (12.12) and with German censor seal. The envelope has suffered some wear but is much travelled. Photo
Sold for
HK$14,000