uprated by SYS $5000 surch pair, tied by Shanghai cds., on reverse with Nanking arrival cds. VF-F. This used postal card is very rare.

uprated by SYS 2c, tied by commemorative cds., along with Canton Sorting Office transit cds. On reverse with Hong Kong arrival cds. VF-F.

comprising a ROC Passport with revenue stamps, an oversea Chinese registeration certificate and an Inoculation & Vaccination Certificate. An interesting lot.

Mary Teresa Bojaxhiu MC (1910–1997), better known as Mother Teresa, was an Albanian-Indian Catholic nun and the founder of the Missionaries of Charity. Born in Skopje, then part of the Ottoman Empire, at the age of 18 she moved to Ireland and later to India, where she lived most of her life. On 4 September 2016, she was canonised by the Catholic Church as Saint Teresa of Calcutta. The anniversary of her death, 5 September, is her feast day.