CHINA - NORTH ATLANTIC AIR SERVICE, ETC.: 1940-41 inc. censored envs. from UK to China, each bearing a single 5/- paying the single ½oz rate, one 21 Oct. 1941 being from London to Shanghai with two Chinese resealed labels tied by violet boxed "RECEIVED BROKEN AND/OFFICIALLY RESEALED" hs. 5 Feb. 1947 env. from London to Shanghai with a single 2/6d green paying the double 1/3d rate. (7 covers) Cross Reference: MILITARY - CENSORED MAIL, CHINA (Image)

HONG KONG: 3 July 1941 env. from Maidenhead to Kong Kong with a single 5/- paying the single rate. Then forwarded to Nanning and additional Hong Kong adhesives added to the value of 19c. With boxed violet "NOT OPENED/BY/CENSOR" hs. 3 Nov. 1941 and 27 Nov. 1941 censored envs. each with a single 5/- paying to ½oz rate and with violet "RETURNED TO SENDER/SERVICE SUSPENDED" hs. 17 May 1952 6½d registered env. uprated with 1951 5/- and used from London to Hong Kong. (4 covers) Cross Reference: HONG KONG, MILITARY - CENSORED MAIL (Image)

1949 HONG KONG - STUNNING LARGE ENVELOPE: A most interesting large registered env. (310 x 200 mm) from London via BOAC to Hong Kong bearing 4d, 1/-, 5/-, 10/- ultramarine and £1 pair paying the 56 x 1/- per ½oz rate plus 4d registration fee. Cross Reference: HONG KONG, REGISTERED MAIL (Image)

HONG KONG - A VERY LARGE ENVELOPE: 5 Sept. 1949 a very large env. (355 x 213 mm) registered from London by B.O.A.C. to "THE INDO-CHINA STEAM NAVIGATION COMPANY, LIMITED" bearing 4d, 1/- pair, 10/- ultramarine and a £1 paying the 32 x 1/- per oz rate plus 4d registration. Cross Reference: HONG KONG (Image)

HONG KONG - A VERY LARGE ENVELOPE: 10 Feb. 1950 a large envelope (325 x 155 mm) from London by BOAC to Hong Kong bearing 6d, 1/- 2/6d green, 5/- and 10/- ultramarine paying the 29 x 1/- per ½oz rate to a group "B" country. Cross Reference: HONG KONG (Image)

MALAYA - 1939-51 INTERESTING GROUP inc. 8 Nov. 1939 env. from Aberdeen to Pahang with 3d, 1/- & 2/6d brown paying the triple rate. 26 Nov. 1941 censored env. from London to Perak bearing a single 2/6d brown paying the double of 1/3d per ½oz, boxed violet "NO SERVICE/RETURN TO SENDER" hs below. 28 Nov. 1941 a rare printed parcel label from London to Singapore with 3d, 2/6d brown & 5/- paying the 11-22lb rate. With readable blue crayon "Return to Sender, R(returned), L(letter) S (Section)". this was due to the raid on Pearl Harbour a few day earlier. 3 Dec. 1941 env. with 5/- from Edinburgh to Malaya with a large boxed violet "IT IS REGRETTED THAT/THIS ITEM COULD NOT BE/DELIVERED AT THE/ADDRESS STATED" hs and "Air Mail fee/refunded" hs. 9 Aug. 1949 rare sample mail 5½d registered env. from London to Singapore with ½d, 10d & 10/- ultramarine paying 11 x the 1/- per ½oz rate plus 4d registration. 16 Feb. 1950 5½d registered env. uprated with ½d, 10d & 5/- used from London to Pinang. An interesting group. (7 items) Cross Reference: MALAYA/MALAYSIA (Image)

THAILAND - SARAWAK, D.E.I. & JAPAN: 1941-54 group inc. 27 Jan. 1941 env. registered and censored from London to Batavia bearing 8d, 10d and 5/- paying the 5 x 1/3d per ½oz rate. 24 May 1941 env. registered and censored from Warrington to Bangkok bearing 3d pair, 1/- & 2/6d brown paying the triple 1/3d per ½oz plus 3d registration. 4 June 1941 censored env. from Harrogate to Batavia franked with a 5/- to pay che single rate, bears a fine green "RETURNED TO SENDER/BY THE CENSOR/ FOR REASON EXPLAINED/IN MEMORANDUM ENCLOSED/IN THIS COVER" (no present). 10 June 1941 censored (contents inc. mention of air raids) env. from Staines to Java with 3d & 2/6d Woking to Thailand bearing 2/6d brown pair paying the ½oz fee with boxed violet "NO SERVICE/RETURN TO SENDER" hs. 30 April 1954 env. to Sarawak (scarce) bearing a single 1951 2/6d paying the double rate. (7 covers)Cross Reference: JAPAN, THAILAND/SIAM, SARAWAK, MILITARY - CENSORED MAIL (Image)