Lot 273
POSTAL HISTORY: 1941 (6 Dec) envelope marked...
Stamps and Postal History of the World | 5922
Auction: 30 March 2021 at 01:00 BST
£550
Description
POSTAL HISTORY: 1941 (6 Dec) envelope marked 'By Air Mail Clipper' franked with 25c (2), $1, $2 tied by Victoria, Hong Kong double-ring ds addressed to Victoria, British Columbia, forwarded locally, purple boxed 'NO SERVICE' and 'RETOUR' hs's, the reverse with boxed 'DETAINED IN HONGKONG/BY JAPANESE/FROM DECEMBER 1941 TO SEPTEMBER 1945' hs in black and Victoria wavy live machine cancel for 'OCT 12, 1945'; horizontal fold not detracting. Fine and scarce
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