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19 Mar 1941 ‑ Peking to New York, USA. Rate: International surface [1 Feb 1936 ‑ 31 Aug 1939] $0.50 first 20g + Internal air [1 Feb 1941 ‑ 31 Dec 1942] per 10g $0.25 = $0.75. Underpaid by 5c. I haven’t decided how to send this letter as yet. We don’t have much information on the boats leaving Shanghai these days and I’m not very certain of the sailings from Japan. It’s also a gamble to try to send it
Flown internally from Peking to Shanghai, and then surface mail to the USA.
Acceleration by Air Mail within China
From contents of letter: to Manila by boat and that might take as long as from Shanghai to ‘Frisco.
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