Great Britain. (French Indo-China). 1897. Great Britain registered postal stationery envelope 'two pence' blue upgraded with SG 200, 2d green and scarlet and SG 207a, 5d purple and blue tied by oval Registered/ Liverpool St. date stamp '7th May 97' with framed instructional 'Late Fee 2d' in violet on face, addressed to Saigon, Indo-China with Saigon Central/ Cochinchine arrival on reverse '3rd Juin.' Very fine item paying of registered postal stationery paying the 2d Late Fee into French Indo-China.

'Jubilee' stamps perfined by 'Frederick Huth & Co, London.

South Africa. (Sweden). 1945. Registered envelope addressed to Stockholm, Sweden bearing South Africa SG 98, 1d carmine (block of four) and SG 99, 1 1/2d brown (pair) tied by Johannesburg double ring '12th May 1945' with matching registration label and bilingual 'Opened by Censor' label tied by censor cachet with instructional '(Surface) Mail Services Suspended' in violet on face, endorsed 'R.L.O.' in m/s and 'Returned R.L.O./ Cape Town' on reverse dated '16th May 45'.

Sweden was neutral throughout the war but by 1945 the surface mail route was not possible because of the dangers from attack. Very nice item.

Ex Robert Johnson.

Turkey. (British Consulate in Erbil, Iraq). 1899. Crested envelope written from the 'British Consulate, Kurdistan' with crested coat of arms in blue and wax seal on reverse in red, addressed to London bearing Turkey Yvert 85, 1p grey (not tied) with vernacular date stamp (Erbil), routed via Constantinople with London receiver on reverse.
The British Consulate for Kurtistan was based in Erbil, Iraq. Lovely item.

French Colonies. (Madagascar - German East Africa). 1902. Registered envelope addressed to Tanga, German East Africa bearing Madagascar Yvert 35, 25c black/ rose (3) tied by Majunga/ Madagascar double ring in blue '2nd Avril 02' with hand-struck boxed 'R', routed via Zanzibar '26th April' with Tanga arrival on reverse '28/4'. Lovely item of destination mail paying the double letter rate plus registration fee,

French Colonies. (Benin - Austria). 1896. Registered envelope addressed to Austria bearing 'Benin' Yvert 43, 50c rose tied by Quidah/ Dahomey et Deps' double ring '9th Juin 96' with framed hand-struck 'R', routed via Agoue/ Dahomey et Deps' '10th Juin' and Grand Popo '10th Juin' with Wien arrival on '2nd July' on reverse. Scarce single franking paying the 50 cent Registration rate from Benin to Austria.

French Colonies. (Benin - Nigeria). 1898. Printed matter envelope from 'Union Des Femmes de France/ Comite D' Oran' addressed to 'Sir William Geary, Lagos' bearing Benin Yvert 36, 5c green tied by Cotonou/ Dahomey double ring '8th Nov 98', routed via Porto-Novo/ Dahomey '9th Nov' on reverse. Lovely item, small "Lady's envelope" paying the un-opened printed matter rate.

Sir William Geary was the author of "Nigeria, under British Rule."

French Colonies. (Senegal). 1909. Charged and Value Declared envelope addressed to France bearing Senegal Yvert 15, 25c black/ rose and Yvert 20, 1f olive/ green tied by Dakar/ Senegal double ring '12th Mars', endorsed 'Valeur Declare Mille Francs' with hand-struck 'Charge' and boxed accountancy on reverse with five wax seals and octagonal French paquebot 'Buenos Ayres a Bordeaux 1/ L.J. No 1' date stamp (Salles 1111), sent on the steamer "Magellan" from Dakar with Paris arrival '21st Mars' on reverse. Very nice item of Charged mail with boxed accountancy on reverse from Senegal.

French Colonies. (New Caledonia). 1899. New Caledonia Postal stationery letter folded letter card 15c blue upgraded with Yvert 45, 10c black/ blue tied by Nelle Caledonie/ Paita double ring '3rd Mai 99' addressed to Switzerland with Noumea '4 Mai' and Luzern arrival '11 Juin' on reverse. Very fine and rare postal stationery letter card from Paita.
Ex Tony Eastgate.

Netherlands East Indies. (Japanese Occupation). 1944. Money Order Card headed 'Binnenlandsche Postwissel' (Domestic Money Order Card) addressed to Langsa bearing Netherlands Indies Japanese Occupation of Sumatra SG 44a,, 25c green (6) and SG 59b, 50c lake overprinted 'Dai Nippon/ Tei Koku Yubin' tied by vernacular Japanese Occupation date stamp '24th May 44' with boxed Japanese censor cachet in violet on reverse, address erased with violet crayon and forwarded from Langsa '25/5' with arrival '26/5' on reverse.

A wonderful mixed franking bearing Japanese Occupation stamps paying the two gulden rate, a lovely censored Money Order.

Ex Paul Bulterman.

Netherlands East Indies. (Japanese Occupation). 1944. Registered Money Order Card headed 'Adreskaart/ Voor Binnenlandsche Postpakketten/ Zonder Verrekening' (address card for domestic parcels without settlements) addressed to Padang bearing Netherlands Indies Japanese Occupation of Sumatra SG 56b, 30c brown (2) overprinted 'Dai Nippon/ Tei Koku Yubin' tied by vernacular Japanese Occupation Soengeipenoeh date stamp ' 17th July 44' with adjacent Soengeipenoeh registration label and framed Japanese censor in violet on face with Japanese Occupation transit '22/7' and Japanese Occupation arrival '24th July 44' on reverse.
Very attractive item.

Scarce Registered Money Order card with 'Afzender' (Sender) portion still attached.

Ex Paul Bulterman.

Malaya. (Selangor). 1939. Envelope addressed to Scotland written from Kuala Lumpur via Penang on the train bearing Selangor SG 69, 2c green tied by Penang date stamp with framed 'Train Letter' on face and 'Passed For Transmission' censor hand-stamp. Nice item sent at the un-opened printed matter rate.

Malaya. (Selangor - Advice of Receipt Mail). 1939. Malaya Selangor Registered postal stationery envelope '15 cents' indigo upgraded with Selangor SG 69, 2c green (pair) and SG 75, 8c grey (pair) tied by Kuala Kubu Bharu double ring with matching registration label, addressed to India, routed via Penang with framed triangular 'Passed For Transmission/ 23/ Penang' and circular 'AR' (Advice of Receipt) and Karaikudi receiver. Nice item paying the 8c letter rate plus 12 cent AR and 15 cents for registration.

Malaya. (Selangor - Penang). 1939. Air Mail envelope addressed to Manchester bearing Selangor SG 73, 5c brown and SG 82, 50c black/ emerald tied by Kuala Lumpur date stamp '7th Sept 39' with 'Pay Small Bills By/ Malayan Postal Orders' slogan, endorsed 'By K.L.M.' in red crayon and routed via Penang with circular 'Passed By Censor/ Penang' on face. Scarce early censor cachet recorded by Morenweiser from 1st September to 23rd September 1939.

Malaya. (Selangor - Hong Kong). 1940. Envelope written from the 'Sungei Rinching Estate, at Semenyih' addressed to Hong Kong bearing Selangor SG 69, 2c green and SG 74, 6c scarlet tied by Semenyih double ring, routed via Singapore with censor tape tied by 'Passed By/ Censor 22/ Singapore' censor hand-stamp in violet on face and reverse.
Attractive cover.

Malaya. (Selangor - Peru). 1941. Envelope addressed to Peru bearing Selangor SG 73, 5c brown (3) tied by Kuala Lumpur date stamp '9th April 41', routed vi Singapore with censor tape tied by 'Passed By/ Censor 152/ A' in violet on face and reverse, hand-stamp arrival '18th Jun 41' on reverse. Nice destination from Selangor to South America.

Persian Gulf.(Bahrain - Pakistan - Postage Due). 1953. Pakistan postal stationery Air Mail envelope upgraded with SG 56, 3a purple tied by Sangrdha double ring addressed to 'The Postmaster, Bahrain, Persian Gulf,' endorsed 'via Karachi', underpaid with circular 'T' hand-stamp with m/s '12c' and hand-stamped 'Surcharge (2) Annas To Pay' on face with Bahrain arrival '30th Dec 53' on reverse. Very fine and scarce Tax hand-stamp from the Gulf State of Bahrain.

Persian Gulf. (Bahrain - Postage Due). 1953. Air Mail envelope addressed to the United States bearing Bahrain SG 56, 3a on 3d pale violet, SG 73, 1 1/2a on 1 1/2d green and SG 76, 4a on 4d pale ultramarine (pair) tied by Bahrain double ring '7th Aug 53', underpaid with circular hand-struck 'T/ 20cts' and 'Postage Due 7 Cents' applied on arrival.
Scarce Tax hand-stamp and difficult Great Britain 'one and a half' annas green stamp on cover used in the Gulf.

Basutoland. (South Africa). 1940. Envelope addressed to France bearing Basutoland SG 22, 3d blue tied by Sekakes double ring '25th June 40', routed via South Africa with bilingual 'Opened by Censor' South African label and instructional hand-stamp 'Mail Service/ Suspended' in violet applied, returned with 'Returned Letter Office/ Cape Town '14th August' on reverse.

This cover was in transit when Germany invaded France on 10th May 1940. Mail in transit through South Africa from neutral countries was hand-stamped with the instructional cachet 'Mail Service Suspended'.

Ex Robert Johnson.

Korea. (Canada). 1941. Envelope addressed to Korea bearing Canada SG 357, 1c green (pair) tied by Kitchener wavy line 'Nov 16 1941' with 'Examined by/ C. 263' censor tape and hand-struck instructional 'Mail Service Suspended' on face with 'Pointed Finger' in blue applied on return to Canada.

Ex Steinhart and Robert Johnson and illustrated in the 'Collectors Club' journal March - April 2011.

Johnson notes in 40 years of collecting this is the only 'Service Suspended' cover he has seen to Korea.
As part of the Japanese Empire, Korea became an enemy territory after Dec 8 1941. Canada being a British Dominion treated mail posted to Korea as undeliverable.

Italian States. (Papal States - Ireland). 1864. Envelope addressed to Dublin, Ireland bearing Papal States Yvert 7, 6b grey/ green and Yvert 9, 8b white (imperf pair) tied by grid obliterator with adjacent Roma date stamp '12th May 64', boxed 'PD, endorsed 'via di Mer' with 'E. Pont/ Marseille/ 2' French entry cachet in red and 'H & K - Packet' date stamp 'My 19 64' on reverse.
Nice item sent on the Holyhead and Kingstown Packet Service.

Ex Alistair Kennedy.

Portuguese Colonies. (Timor). Timor Illustrated postal stationery card 2 avos pink upgraded with SG 72, 3a grey tied by Timor date stamp '13th Avril 99' addressed to Scotland with Hong Kong transit 'Ap 21' and received in Dailly 'My 22 99' and forwarded to London. Nice item of illustrated postal stationery from Timor.

Ex Alistair Kennedy.

Ukraine - Russia. (Steamer Post Office). 1903. Picture post card of 'Multi view of Port Said' written from the "S.S. Thistledhu" at Cherson addressed to Sunderland bearing Russia SG 42, 5k lilac tied by 'Kherson to Odessa/ Steamer Post Office' with Odessa transit. Very scarce item of Steamer mail on the River Dnieper.

Ex Alistair Kennedy.

Germany. ( United States - Occupation). 1919. Stamp-less envelope headed 'Zweigverein vom Roten Kreuz Trier-Stadt' addressed to 'Comite International de la Croix Rouge, Geneve' cancelled Trier '5th Mar 19' with circular 'Delegierier d' Kaiser Kommissars a Milit Inspection/ d' Trier/ Kranken' hand-stamp 'Heeressachs' and framed 'U.S./ No 371' censor cachet.
Branch Association of the Red Cross, Trier City.

Bulgaria. (Prisoner of War). 1918. Stamp-less envelope headed 'Correspondence Des Prisonniers de Guerre Bulgares' addressed to 'Le President, Comite Internationale de la Croix Rouge, Geneve', cancelled by Vaulluse date stamp '15th Nov 18' with circular 'Prisonniers de Guerre' cachet in red. Scarce item from the Bulgarian P.O.W. 'Camp de Serres, Carpentras (Vaucluse), France.

China. (French Territory in Kouang - Tcheou - Wan). 1905. Picture post card of 'Unloading at the Wharf, Ma-Tche (Quang-Tcheou)' addressed to Kouang-Tcheou bearing French Indo-China SG 24, 10c rose tied by Fort Bayard/ Chine double ring '24th Nov 05.' Desrousseaux Type (2gr). Very fine.

The leased Territory of Kouang-Tcheou-Wan in China was leased to France and administered by French Indo-China. The French Occupied the territory for 99 years from 1898 until 1997 as the British in Hong Kong.
Japan occupied the territory in WW2 and returned in 1945 to France.

Postal history is scarce with small towns like Potsi, Taiping, Po-Tao and Point-Nivet being sort after.
The Tche-Kang 1900 stampless envelope in Dr Ed Grabowski sale fetched 26,000 GBP.

China. (French Territory in Kouang - Tcheou - Wan). 1913. Picture post card of 'Le Cap Saint-Jacques, Cochinchine' addressed to France bearing French Indo-China 'Parcel Post' SG P21, 10c black/ lilac tied by Kouang-Tcheou-Wan T.S.F. double ring '16th Jan 13'. The Bureau in K.T.W. closed in 1910 but a few new cancels were issued by the Telegraph Office. The Kouang-Tcheou-Wan with 'T.F.S. at top being very rare.
See Desrousseaux Livre 3, page 179.

The leased Territory of Kouang-Tcheou-Wan in China was leased by France and administered by French Indo-China. The French Occupation was for 99 years and began in 1898 until 1997 as the British in Hong Kong.
Japan occupied the territory in WW2, it was returned in 1945 to France.

Postal History is scarce with small towns like Potsi, Taiping, Po-Tai and Point-Nivet being sort after.
The Tche-Kang 1900 stampless envelope in Dr Ed Grabowski sale fetched 26,000 GBP.

China. (French Territory in Kouang - Tcheou - Wan). 1905. Picture post card of 'Opium smokers, Kouang-Tcheou-Wan' addressed to France bearing Indo-Chinese Post Offices in China SG 4, 5c yellow-green tied by Kouang-Tcheou-Wan-Chine double ring '10th Nov 05'.
Desrousseaux Type 2 (with variety "CHINE") reversed. Lovely item.

The leased Territory of Kouang-Tcheou-Wan in China was leased to France and administered by French Indo-China. The French Occupation was for 99 years from 1898 until 1997 as the British in Hong Kong.
Japan occupied the territory in WW2 and it was returned to France in 1945.

Postal history is scarce with small towns like Potsi, Taiping, Po-Tao and Point-Nivet very sort after. The Tche-Kang 1900 stampless envelope in Dr Ed Grabowski sale made 26,000 GBP

China. (North Eastern Provinces - Manchuria). 1946. Registered Air Mail envelope addressed to China bearing 'North Eastern Provinces' SG 25, $3 brown and SG 30, $50 violet (strip of three) tied by Shenyang date stamp with registered (0530) label and hand-stamped 'Air Mail' in violet, applied in Mukden in transit.

The Japanese hand-stamp indicates 'Air Mail' and was applied during the Japanese Occupation of Manchuria. The mark is not listed by Ian McQueen.

China. (North Eastern Provinces - Manchuria). 1946. Registered Printed Air Mail envelope addressed to China bearing 'North Eastern Provinces' SG 22, $1 blue (strip of three), SG 36, $50 violet and SG 38, $100 green tied by Chang Chun date stamp with registered (0030) label and hand-stamped with framed 'Air Mail' in carmine applied twice (Japanese and Chinese) in Mukden in transit.

The Japanese hand-stamp indicates 'Air Mail' and was applied during the Japanese Occupation of Manchuria. The mark is not listed by Ian McQueen.

China. (India). 1943. Air Mail envelope written from the 'Friends Mission, Chin Lung Kai, Chengtu' addressed to London bearing SG 641a, $5 carmine (3) tied by Chengtu date stamp, endorsed 'via B.O.A.C. to Egypt/ then quickest way', with bilingual 'Par Avion' label, routed via India with Calcutta 'P.C. 90/ Opened by Examiner' label. Very fine.

China. (Yunnan - Egypt). 1943. Registered Air Mail envelope written from the 'Friends Ambulance Unit, Kutsing, Yunnan, Free China' addressed to England bearing SG 596, $5 black and scarlet, SG 632a, 30c orange-red (pair) and SG 636a, $1 green (4) tied by Kutsing (Quing) vernacular dare stamp with provisional registration label, endorsed 'By B.O.A.C. to Egypt and Calcutta/ thence by surface to destination', large double ring Egypt 'M/ 2' censor on face. Very fine.

The Friends Ambulance Unit had been established in W..W.1 and attracted Christian and Pacifists to its cause. In China it became known as the China Convoy and worked under the Chinese Red Cross attached to the Kuomingtang Nationalist Army of Chiang Kai Shek funded by the British Foreign Office.
The F.A.U. was based in Kutsing (today Quing) with trucks going out over Yunnan, Kweichou and Scechwan.

China. (Imperial Post - Registered Post Card). 1902. Coloured Multi view picture post card of 'Outer Gate, Peking' addressed to France bearing Chinese Imperial Post SG 111, 4c brown and SG 115, 10c green tied by Hankow date stamp '2nd May' with hand-struck 'R' and endorsed 'Recommande', routed via the French and British Post Office Shanghai with 'Modane a Paris' ambulant in red '7th June' and Saone et Loire arrival '9th June 02' on face.

Lovely item paying the four cent postcard rate plus ten cents registration fee,

China. (Imperial Post - Registered Post Card). 1903. Coloured picture post card of 'Actress in Ming Period dress' addressed to France bearing Chinese Imperial Post SG 111, 4c chestnut and SG 115, 10c green tied by Imperial Chinese Post Office Hankow date stamp '11th Dec 03' with hand-struck 'R/ Hankow (China / No' and endorsed 'Recommande', routed via Manchuria with 'Via Dalney' and 'Han-Keou-Chine/ Post Francaise' dated '12/12' of the French Post Office Hankow on face with Macon-Gare and Le Creusot arrival '27th Jan 04' on face. Very attractive.

Lovely item paying the picture post card rate of four cents plus ten cents registration fee, routed via Manchuria.

French Colonies. (Martinique - Trinidad). 1941. Censored envelope addressed to France bearing Martinique Yvert 148a, 1f carmine tied by Fort de France/ Martinique date stamp '2nd Oct 41' in violet with circular 'Controle Postal/ Martinique/ 1' in red on face and plain brown censor tape tied by oval 'Ouvert/Par/ L' Autorite Militaire' in red on face and reverse, routed via Trinidad with 'Opened by Examiner/ 8029' and hand-stamped '16 Dec 1941' in violet transit censor, underpaid and bearing French postage due Yvert 37, 50c lilac (bottom right corner margin with date stamp 18.5.40) applied and tied by Toulon receiver '24th Feb 42.' Lovely item of censored mail, detained in Trinidad for censorship.

French Colonies. (New Caledonia). 1913. Printed Matter envelope headed 'L. Ballande Fils Aine/ Noumea' addressed to the "Gendarmerie, Hienghene' bearing New Caledonia Yvert 91, 5c green tied by 'Nlle Caledonie/ Sce Mme Cote Est' double ring (Salles 2271) dated '6th Sept 13'. Scarce item of mail posted on board the steamers around the New Caledonia coast.

The corners of the envelope have been cut off to show the contents contained a post-card with no message.

In forty years of studying postal history I have seen very few such items of printed matter mail (with cut corners). One of the few items I remember was in the David Feldman specialized sale of Korea from 1990.

A one framer exhibit on the subject would prove most challenging.

French Colonies. (New Caledonia - Algeria). 1940. Air Mail envelope written from the 'Cabinet de Gouverneur' with circular 'Nouvelle-Caledonie et Dependances/ Cabinet de Gouverneur' in violet on reverse addressed to Algeria, North Africa bearing New Caledonia Yvert 158, 3f lilac and sepia and Yvert 159, 5f blue and sepia tied by Noumea / Nlle Caledonie double ring '1st July 40' with framed 'Retour/ A L' Envoyeur' and instructional 'Acheminement Suspendu' on face (struck twice), endorsed 'via Sydney' and returned with Noumea '9th Sept 40' on reverse.
Lovely item of interrupted mail to North Africa.

During World War Two, Algeria was under the control of Nazi Germany and Vichy France.

French Colonies. (Guadeloupe - Martinique). 1879. Envelope addressed to Saint Pierre, Martinique bearing French General Colonies Yvert 17, 5c green (2) and Yvert 19, 15c bistre tied by 'Paq. Fr./ Pointe-a-Pitre date stamp '9th Janv 79', endorsed "Guyane" and sent via St. Thomas on the French paquebot "Guyane". Very fine item of French West Indies inter-island mail with scarce French General Colonies imperf stamps.
Five cent Ceres fine four margins and 15c bistre (gros chiffres) just touched on bottom.

French Colonies. (Guadeloupe). 1787. Pre-stamp envelope written from Sainte Rose dated '30th Aout 1787' addressed to Bordeaux, cancelled by hand-struck 'Pointe apitre/ Guadeloupe' in red on face (Jamet/ 2) with hand-struck charge '20' on reverse in red and French entry cachet 'Col N. Par/ La Rochelle' in black (Salles Type 18), rated with bold '14' in m/s.

Very early letter from the tiny village of Sainte Rose, the first rimless cds did not appear until 1860. Only two prepaid covers are known.

The Pointe apitre hand-stamp was only used in 1787. This cover is much more interesting than Lot 1062 in Dr Ed Grabowski sale.

Gilbert and Ellice. (Christmas Island). 1959. Registered Air Mail envelope addressed to England bearing Gilbert SG 53, 2/6d green and blue tied by Christmas Islands date stamp '31st Oct' with framed 'R/ G. & E.I.C. Christmas Is.' hand-stamp and instructional 'Insufficiently/ Prepaid For Airmail' on face and reverse in carmine with Derby arrival '8th Dec 59' on reverse. Nice item of underpaid mail from Christmas Island.

Morocco Agencies. 1903. Picture post card of 'Arab Quarter, Tanger' addressed to England bearing SG 2, 10c carmine tied by Mazagan/ Morocco double ring '2nd July', routed via Casablanca and Tangier '7th July' with Woodland arrival on picture side.
The Gibraltar period Mazagan double ring was only in use until 1907.

Grenada. (British West Indies). 1948. Envelope written from the 'Nutmeg Association, Grenada Co-operative' addressed to 'Mercia Whitehead/ Per Mr. Dudley Slinger, St. George's' bearing Silver Wedding SG 166, 1 1/2d scarlet tied by G.P.O. Grenada double ring '16th Dec 48' with framed instructional 'Insufficiently addressed' applied on face.
Scarce locally made hand-stamp not listed in Ted Proud's book on Grenada.

Malaya. (German Seapost). 1906. Picture post card of 'Travellers Palm, Penang' written from Penang addressed to England bearing 'Deutsche Reich' Yvert 84, 10pf red tied by Deutsche - Seapost/ Ost Asiatische/ Haupt Linie dated '18/9' with adjacent Penang 'Sept 18' on face.

China. (Communist Conquest and Post War Inflation). 1948. Registered Air Mail envelope addressed to France bearing 'Communist Conquest and Post War Inflation' SG 1022, $10,000 on 30c vermilion, SG 1023, $20,000 on 25c orange, SG 1024, $30,000 on 90c olive, SG 1028, $10,000 on $27 blue, SG 1040, $1,000,000 claret, SG 1041, $2,000,000 orange (4) and 'China Steam Navigation' SG 1044, $20,000 blue, SG 1045, $30,000 mauve, SG 1046, $40,000 brown and SG 1047, $60,000 vermilion tied by Tsingtao date stamp '19th Nov 48' with matching registration label and bilingual 'Par Avion' label. Very attractive cover from the Communist and Post War Inflation period.

Japan surrendered to the Allies in August 1945 and a race ensued between the Nationalists and Communists to seize control of the former Japanese Occupied areas until the Communist victory at the battle of Hwai-Hai in January 1949. During this period inflation increased rapidly until the introduction of the Silver Yuan in May 1949.

China. (Communist Conquest and Post War Inflation). 1948. Registered Air Mail envelope addressed to France bearing 'Communist Conquest and Post War Inflation' SG 968, $100,000 orange and green (3), SG 971, $500,000 indigo and green and 'Philatelic Exhibition' SG 1001, $5,000 claret, SG 1002, $5,000 blue-green and SG 1008, $10,000 on $20 carmine tied by Tsingtao date stamp '18th July 48' with matching registration label and bilingual 'Par Avion'. Very attractive franking from the Communist and Inflation period.

Japan surrendered to the Allies in August 1945 and a race ensued between the Nationalists and Communists to seize control of the former Japanese Occupied areas until the Communist victory at the battle of Hwai-Hai in January 1949. During this period inflation increased rapidly until the introduction of the Silver Yuan in May 1949.

China. (Communist Conquest and Post War Inflation). 1949. Air Mail envelope addressed to France bearing SG 1024, $30,000 on 90c olive, SG 1028, $10,000 on $27 blue and 'Gold Yuan' SG 1103, $10 on 40c orange (pair) and SG 1105, $20 on $2 pale brown (block of four) tied by Tsingtao date stamp '8th Feb 1949' with bilingual 'Par Avion' label. Nice franking from the Communist and Post War Inflation period.

Japan surrendered to the Allies in August 1945 and a race ensued between the Nationalists and Communists to seize control of the former Japanese Occupied areas until the Communist victory at the battle of Hwai-Hai in January 1949. During this period inflation increased rapidly until the introduction of the Silver Yuan in May 1949.

China. (Communist Conquest & Post War Inflation). Illustrated Registered Air Mail envelope addressed to France bearing 'Communist Conquest & Post War Inflation' SG 861, $200 on $4 blue, SG 895, $5,000 vermilion and green, SG 905, $27 blue, SG 906a, $20 carmine, SG 947, $500 olive, SG 948, $1,000 scarlet and green, SG 949, $2,000 red-brown and blue, SG 950, $5,000 black and orange and SG 978, $500 on $20 apple-green (5) tied by Tsingtao date stamp '29th Aug 47' with matching registration label and 'Par Avion' label. Colouful franking cover from the Communist Inflation period.

Japan surrendered to the Allies in August 1945 and a race ensued between the Nationalists and Communists to seize control of the former Japanese Occupied areas until the Communist victory at the battle of Hwai-Hai in January 1949. During this period inflation increased rapidly until the introduction of the Silver Yuan in May 1949.

China. (Communist & Post War Inflation). 1949. Air Mail envelope addressed to France bearing 'Communist Conquest & Post War Inflation 'Air Mail' SG 1022, $10,000 on 30c vermilion, SG 1024, $30,000 on 90c olive, SG 1028, $10,000 on $27 blue, 'Tuberculosis Fund' SG 1029, $5,000 on $2,000 violet, 'Gold Yuan'' SG 1108, $50 on $2 pale brown (strip of three) and 'Parcel Post' SG 1120, $500 on $5,000 indigo tied by Tsingtao date stamp '19th Mar 49' with bilingual 'Par Avion' label. Nice item of mail from the Communist Inflation period.

Japan surrendered to the Allies in August 1945 and a race ensued between the Nationalists and Communists to seize control of the former Japanese Occupied areas until the Communist victory at the battle of Hwai-Hai in January 1949. During this period inflation increased rapidly until the introduction of the Silver Yuan in May 1949.

China. (Air Mail). 1938. Air Mail envelope addressed to London bearing SG 398, 5c green and SG 402, 25c blue (3) tied by Shanghai date stamp '11th April', endorsed 'Per s/s. "RANPURA" to Hong Kong/ and thence by I.A.L.' with 'By I.A.L.' hand-stamp in violet on face and Hong Kong transit on reverse '16/4' and London receiver '25th April' and forwarded to Rugby.

China. (Hong Kong). 1940. Air Mail envelope addressed to the United States bearing SG 465, 5c green, SG 473, $1 sepia and red-brown (2), SG 474, $2 blue and red-brown and SG 515, 10c violet (pair) tied by Shanghai date stamp '12th July 40' with bilingual 'Par Avion' label, routed via Hong Kong with 'Opened by Censor/ Hong Kong' label black ion white. Nice item of mail routed over the Pacific.
Ex Pat Clemo.

China. (Hong Kong). 1941. Envelope addressed to the Netherlands bearing China SG 519, 20c light blue and SG 523, 30c maroon tied by Shanghai date stamp, routed via Hong Kong with 'Opened by Censor' label tied by boxed '17' in violet with German censor label tied by circular censor applied in Berlin. Very attractive censor cover going to the Netherlands.