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1942 Covers & Postal History
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Registered, Ki Kuang Stamp Co., Cover |
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This cover was sent on 8th May 1942 from
the Yi Kuang Stamp Co in Hsinking to a customer in Peking, it
arrived on 11th May, a transit time of 3 days. Both cancels are from
Hsinking Central Post Office. This letter had the correct postage of 18f - Letter rate 6f, Registration fee 12f. The special cancel only available on 8th May reads 歓迎中華民國汪主席 reads Welcome President Wang of the Republic of China. |
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| Heiho to Japan Letter Rate Cover | |||||
 This cover was posted from Heiho to 名古屋市 Nagoya, Japan on 24th March 1942. It features two blocks of four stamps to pay the basic letter rate of 6f. |
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| Late Mission Cover to Japan | |||||
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Established in July 1928, the Catholic
Diocese of Yenki still exists in China today but this is a fairly
late cover from the Yenki Mission using this stationary (most
examples are from the late 1930's, this is the latest I have seen).
When the Communists seized control in 1950 all foreign missionaries
returned home while the Chinese nuns were evacuated to Korea.
The cover was posted in Yenki on 23rd April 1942 to Tokyo in Japan. The stamp value of 6f is correct and reflects the basic letter rate to 20g. |
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| First Day Cover with Unusual Cancel | |||||
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This is a cover issued on 15th September 1942 and it has a cancel
reading
慶祝建國十周年
Commemorating the Celebration of the Tenth Anniversary of the
Founding of the State. The version of the cancel appearing on this cover is unlike any other, because the design of the cancel has been changed. It may be a hoax or it could be a locally made replacement for a lost or broken original. Whatever it is, it seems to come from 安 東 Antung (An Dong) and the face in the right hand arm of the cross seems to indicate a sense of humour. |
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| Prisoner of War Cover, Mukden Camp | |||||
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This cover is dated 25th July 1942 and
addressed to a British P.O.W. "Last heard of in Singapore", it was
eventually redirected to Mukden (Hoten) P.O.W. camp. The pencil
marking OUS/16/8/42 indicates the date S/Sgt Douglas Hanson was sent
overseas from he former place of capture, Singapore. He was one of
1000 British and A.I.F. sent with Japan "B" party to Korea (Chosen). The purple censor chop reads 検閲濟 Ken-etsu-zumi "Censored" (The last character is now written 済) and 奉天俘虜収容所 Hōten Furyo Shūyōjo Mukden POW Camp. The Han of the censor reads Murata 村田. Lt Murata was the assistant of Lt Miki Toru who was known for his cruelty to prisoners. Further correspondence connected to S/Sgt Hanson can be seen here. |
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