The Hong Kong 'China' Overprints

British Post Offices in China from 1917 - 1930

Agency Usages - Shanghai

Censored cover to India dated July 13, 1917 A rare and unusual cover with Colombo censor tape and censor stamp, from Shanghai to Columbo, India, franked with five SG2 2 cent stamps totaling 10 cents and paying the 10 cent Treaty Port/UPU rate. The stamps are cancelled with two Webb type L Index C number VI cds

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Registered letter to the United States dated January 29, 1920 (Latest known usage of the R5 handstamp) This cover to the US is franked with an SG2 2 cent stamp, an SG5 8 cent stamp and an SG6 10 cent stamp, paying the 10 cent registered letter fee and the 10 cent Treaty Port/UPU rate. The stamps are cancelled with two R4 Index A registration handstamps and an R5 standard handstamp. The R5, according to Norton and Schoenfeld, was replaced by the R5a during the period August 14, 1920 to November 2, 1921. Until now the latest known usage of the R5 prior to the introduction of the R5a was on October 22, 1919, but the usage on this cover pushes this date forward by over three months.

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