China Hankow 1914 Registered Censored Cover to Smyrna

Reg. Envelope bearing SG280, 20c lake tied by Imperial Post Hankow with boxed handstruck R / Hankow China, routed via Siberia with Irkoutsk censor tape and boxed instructional "Retenu Par La Censure / Retourne a L'Origine", sent back with Stamboul Depart, British Post Office Constantinople, Port Said and Singapore transit and arrival "July 20th 1920 / British Post Office Hankow" some 6 years after being mailed. A remarkable item.

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