Postal History – BalkanPhila

1929 China Spirit of Canton First Flight Illustrated to Canton

Kemal Giray — Fri, 31 Jul 2026 10:07:17 +0000

China: 1929 ‘Spirit of Canton’ first flight cover on a printed illustrated envelope in red, made in connection with Nationalist goodwill tour, flown from Shanghai to Canton, envelope with large handstamp of Map of China with images of the three flyers, small framed cachet of planes name and a picture of plane in green, unfranked but with arrival backstamp.

1929 China Spirit of Canton First Flight to Canton

Kemal Giray — Fri, 31 Jul 2026 10:06:16 +0000

China: 1929 ‘Spirit of Canton’ first flight cover made in connection with Nationalist goodwill tour, flown from Shanghai to Canton, envelope with large handstamp of Map of China with images of the three flyers, small framed cachet of planes name and a picture of plane in green, franked 1c and 3c, some slight toning..

1929 China Spirit of Canton First Flight to Paris

Kemal Giray — Fri, 31 Jul 2026 10:00:04 +0000

China: 1929 ‘Spirit of Canton’ first flight cover made in connection with Nationalist goodwill tour from Canton to Moukden, envelope with large handstamp of Map of China with images of the three flyers, small framed cachet of planes name and a picture of plane in green, sent all the way to Paris with arrival backstamp.

1931 China Kwangtung Airmails First Return Flight cover

Kemal Giray — Fri, 31 Jul 2026 09:58:51 +0000

China: 1931 (Jan 16) Kwangtung Airmails first return flight Wuchow to Canton franked Junk 4c and Air 15c. tied Wuchow cds, without the Sun illustrated cachet of the outward flight, just a red framed handstamp and typed annotation.

1931 China Kwangtung Airmails First Flight cover

Kemal Giray — Fri, 31 Jul 2026 09:57:26 +0000

China: 1931 Kwangtung Airmails first flight Canton to Wuchow franked Junk 4c and Air 15c. tied Canton 4 cds, at left violet Sun illustrated first flight cachet, arrival backstamp.

1936 China Weather Delayed Airmail Shanghai to England

Kemal Giray — Fri, 31 Jul 2026 09:54:47 +0000

China: 1936 (12.2.) much delayed airmail cover from Shanghai to England, endorsed “Via Hanoi” with adhesives tied bilingual cds, Canton propellor cancel of 14.2., the plane reached Fort Bayard but could not travel on to Hanoi so returned to Canton on 17th, at bottom right reddish pink handstamp ‘DELAYED BY ADVERSE WEATHER, REFORWARDED ON 21.2.36’ the plane was again delayed by weather and a new’28’ overprinting violet amended date, the plane was further delayed by a commercial dispute between airline companies, eventually violet four-line chops applied ‘Air Mail Service Postponed/ Forwarded By Steamer to/ Singapore For Onward Trans/ Mission by Air, Marseille airmail cds of 16 NO and Paris arrival of following day, a journey of over nine months.

1940 China Registered Censored Airmail to Ceylon

Kemal Giray — Fri, 31 Jul 2026 09:53:17 +0000

China: 1940 (III.7.) registered censored airmail cover from Shanghai to Colombo, Ceylon franked 10c. (2) 50c., $1 (2) and $2 pair tied bilingual Shanghai datestamps, Shanghai S.O.13 registration label, routed via Hong Hong whose censor cachet appears on front, with registered date stamp on reverse, 35/ OPENED BY/ CENSOR tape over part of Hong Kong cancel.

1939 China Registered Censored to Ceylon

Kemal Giray — Fri, 31 Jul 2026 09:49:09 +0000

China: 1939 (21.11..) registered censored airmail cover from Shanghai to Colombo, Ceylon franked r15c., 25c. (3) and two pairs of $1 tied bilingual Shanghai datestamps, Shanghai S.O.13 registration label, routed via Hong Hong whose cds appears on reverse, 35/ OPENED BY/ CENSOR tape over part of Hong Kong cancel.

1900 China Russian PO Artist Picture Postcard

Kemal Giray — Fri, 31 Jul 2026 09:44:50 +0000

China: (Russian Post Offices) 1900 artists picture postcard ‘At Palace Gates’ franked on reverse with overprinted 1k (2) and 3k tied fine double-ring Cyrillic Shanghai cancels.

1934 China Postage Due incoming from Great Britain

Kemal Giray — Fri, 31 Jul 2026 09:38:48 +0000

China: (Postage Due) 1934 incoming cover from Great Britain, underfranked with 1½d tied machine cancel, framed T/20 charge handstamp applied, Chinese label LP-71 applied, red and black chops, reverse with 1932 20c orange Postage due tied Canton S.O. No.10 cds with further strike alongside and bilingual cds below.