| Cancel | EKU on Adhesive | LKU on Adhesive | Cover Census | |
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| Paquebot Hong Kong Type C vii | Jun 16 1922 W | 6 Sep 1918 12 Oct 1918 25 May 1919 1919 |
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| Insured label on buff with black lettering | 3 Feb 1921 | |||
| Insured Label on Salmon with Black lettering | Jul 12 1918 | |||
| Insured Label on Pink with Black lettering | Sep 12 1921 | |||
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Insured Label on Magenta with Black lettering |
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1918 Sep 12 1921 |
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| Buy War Bonds Webb Type i Modern Slogan Proud HS2 Shanghai |
Aug 26 1918 P | Dec 30 1918 | Aug 26 1918 1918 Canton? |
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| Buy War Bonds Webb Type i Modern Slogan Proud HS1 Hong Kong |
Ap 30 1918 P | Jul 17 1918 | Jun 26 1918(Canton) | |
| China Inland Mission Security Marking | Oct 22 1918 (Chefoo) | |||
| Red Cross 10c Red and Blue on White patriotic label in english. | 15 Jul 1918 7 Sep 1918 |
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| Red Cross 10c Red and Blue on White patriotic label in chinese. | Jun 6 1918 | |||
| Damaged By Sea Water | ??? ?? 1918 (Foochow) Jan 15 1918 (Foochow) |
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| Received at Liverpool Damaged by Seawater | Jan 14 1918 (Shanghai) |
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| Returned to Writer | Nov 13 1917 | |||
| Service Suspended | Nov 13 1917 |
Circular "T" Markings
Dr. A.M.T. Cheung has done substantial research into the Circular "T" postage due markings on Hong Kong and the Treaty Ports. It appears that most of these markings originated in Hong Kong (and there are a number of types) but it is also believed that Canton, Hankow and Shanghai had their own.
Nothing is known about the Insured label on salmon with black lettering. It is previously unrecorded and the cover shown above is believed to be the only example extant.
In a similar vein, the insured label in pink with black lettering is also unknown. The design is similar to that of the salmon label used on the cover from Shanghai, which encourages speculation that the individual ports printed their own labels. Any information regarding these labels would be welcome.
The Insured label in magenta with black lettering was supplied to the post offices in gummed sheets.
The Buy War Bonds handstamp appears on the back of the cover shown under Canton dated Jun 26 1918
The Damaged by Sea Water handstamp was previously thought to be attributed to the loss of the Laconia (and has been listed as such in numerous auction catalogs). The dates of the sinking of the Laconia, however, do not match and research by Janet Klug has shown that this handstamp and these two covers must have come from the sinking of the S.S. Manchester Spinner which was sunk by German submarine U-27 off the coast of Malta on January 22, 1918 en route from the Far East to Britain.
