Details
cover 1948 (3 Sept.) locally addressed and registered envelope showing a good strike of the Typhoon provisional "POSTAGE PAID/2 HONG KONG 2" c.d.s. in red with adjacent "REGISTERED/G.P.O. HONG KONG" c.d.s. and with registration receipt. Rare. Photo
Provenance
George C. Dyer, 1985
Further details
Note: The Hong Kong G.P.O. ran short of stamps when the keys to the safe were in the possession of an employee who was marooned in Kowloon. The Postmaster General authorised the use of three "Postage Paid" chops (which had been kept in reserve for emergency use) from 11.00 a.m. to 3.30 p.m. only. Very few registered covers were serviced.