Description:

World War II "Over the Hump" annotated airmail covers with a few pre-WWII items including 1937 (Dec 17) Hong Kong-Chungking (philatelic), 1940 (Dec 27) Hong Kong-Chungking-Rangoon-NSW, 1941 (July 8) postcard India-Chungking-Hong Kong-USA, 1941 (July 14) Hong Kong-Chungking-Rangoon-NSW, 1941 (Oct 22) Chungking-Rangoon-NSW, 1941 (Nov 11) Shanghai-Chungking-Lashio-Calcutta-NSW registered/AR per CNAC Emergency Flight, 1941 (Dec) Chungking-Calcutta (philatelic), 1942 (Apr 11) Kunming-Dinjan (Assam)-USA, 1942 (Oct 15) registered from Lok Chong endorsed via Cairo & Lagos but with no evidence of that routing & received at Perth only on 6JY43, 1943 (July 20) Kunming-Calcutta-Africa-USA, 1943 (July 12) US Forces at Kunming-USA, 1944 (early) two US Air Force India-China Wing covers - one registered/AR - to USA, 1944 (May 19) Lijiang-Calcutta-Victoria, 1944 (July 25) registered Kunming-Calcutta then to NSW by surface mail, 1944 (Dec 28) US Force at Chengtu-USA. 1945 (May 12) NSW-WA-Ceylon-Calcutta-Chungking with arrival b/s (sadly the stamps have been removed), 1945 US Forces at Myitkyina (Burma) to APO 86, 1945 (Aug 17) registered Chungking-Calcutta-USA censored in India, 1945 (Sep 14) registered Chungking-Calcutta-Australia-New Zealand censored in India, etc, condition variable but generally fine to very fine. A very good lot that demands development. Ex Alistair Watt. (34)