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1.1.2 IAL Hong Kong to Penang or Bangkok, IAL Empire Service to Europe
Rate 1.1.2.1: Via Penang - 15 Oct 1936 to 18 Dec 1937 (430 days).
Surface first 20g $0.25 Air per 5g $0.55
27 Feb 1937 ‑ Hankow to Linköping, Sweden. Hong Kong (4 Mar) backstamp. Directional handstamp ‘VIA HONGKONG AND I.A.L.’
applied at Shanghai. Quadruple rate letter $0.25 + 4 x $0.55 = $2.45. Paid $2.65; further $0.20 for air to Sweden.
Rate 1.1.2.2: Via Bangkok - 19 Dec 1937 to 7 Mar 1938 (79 days). Surface first 20g $0.25 Air per 5g $0.55
1 Feb 1938 ‑ Shanghai to Cornwall. Surface to Hong Kong (5 Feb). Directional handstamp ‘By I.A.L.’ applied in Shanghai.
Triple rate $0.25 + 3 x $0.55 = $1.90.
