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1.3.1 China to Singapore, KLM to Germany and Iran.

Rate to Germany: 5 Jun 1936 to 18 Apr 1939. Surface first 20g $0.25 Air per 5g $0.40
10 Aug 1936 ‑ Shanghai to Freiburg, Germany. Backstamped at Wangen, Zurich (23 Aug) after the re‑direction. The purple ‘By
K.L.M.’ handstamp was applied at Shanghai. This letter was mailed after KLM had again started handling mail at intermediate
stops on its route across Europe. The German transit point was Halle, near Leipzig. Single rate letter $0.25 + $0.40 = $0.65.

Rate to France via Iran: 1 Feb 1936 to 4 Jun 1936. Surface first 20g $0.25 Air per 5g $0.41
14 May 1936 ‑ Canton to St. Louis, France. Canton (14 May) and St. Louis (27 May) backstamps. From 2 Nov 1935 to 5 Jun 1936
KLM would only accept mail for Medan, Djask, Bouchir, Amsterdam and London. This meant that mail for France had to be off‑
loaded in Djask, Iran. Single rate letter $0.25 + $0.41 = $0.66.