Manchukuo and Manchurian Stamps 1936 - Postal Agreement with Japan and Booklet Panes



Introduction Manchukuo Search 1932 1933 1934 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 1941 1942 1943 1944 1945 Airmail Revenues Imprinted Postcards Seals & Labels Savings Commemorative Cancellations Postmarks Postage Due Forgeries Reply Coupons Manchurian Local Overprints Contact	Special China Mail Stamps (Third Issue) This set has been redrawn and engraved (with many variations) on watermarked (see below) "granite" paper. The stamps were produced in sheets of 100 by the Central Bank of Manchukuo Printing Department in Hsinking. Designer unknown. Produced at different times throughout 1936 as old plates wore out and had to be replaced, this is the third printing. The stamps are 18.5mm x 22mm, Perf 13½ x 13½. The set consisted of 4 stamps, a 2f and 8f featuring the Imperial Crest of Manchukuo. The 4f and 12f showing Mt. Changbaishan and the Heavenly Lake.





	Postal Agreement with Japan This is a commemorative issue celebrating the postal agreement with Japan available from 26th January 1936. Prior to this the Postal arrangements between Manchukuo and Japan had to conform to the Cino-Japanese Postal Agreement of 1911. The stamps were recess printed on watermarked (see below) "granite" paper in sheets of 70 by the Central Bank of Manchukuo Printing Department in Hsinking. Designs by Mr Hirozo Oya. Proofs in the 3f exist in brown, imperf. The stamps are 21.5mm x 27.5mm and 27mm x 21.5mm. Perf 12 x 12½ and 12 1/4 x 12. The 1½f and 6f shown Wild Geese flying toward Japan (a symbol of co-operation) and the 3f and 10f depict The Ministry of Communication, Hsinking.

		280,000		840,000

		140,000		140,000



		Êîíâåðò è ñîäåðæàíèå ñïåöèàëüíîãî Ïðåçåíòàöèîííîãî áóêëåòà



		Zirkle 18 - âûïóñê 26- 28-ãî ßíâàðÿ 1936 Ãîðîä øòåìïåëÿ íå îïðåäåëåí. Ýòî âûïóñê â ÷åñòü çàêëþ÷åíèÿ íîâîãî ïî÷òîâîãî äîãîâîðà ñ ßïîíèåé, êîòîðûé âñòóïèë â ñèëó 26 ÿíâàðÿ 1936 ãîäà. Öåíòðàëüíûé ñþæåò ìàðêè - ãîëóáü ñ ïèñüìîì â êëþâå, â îêðóæåíèè Ôëàãîâ ßïîíèè è Ìàíü÷æîó-Ãî.



	Ïî÷òîâûå òàðèôû - ñ 1-ãî ìàðòà 1936 ïî 1 àïðåëÿ 1937 íåêîòîðûå íåçíà÷èòåëüíûå èçìåíåíèÿ áûëè âíåñåíû â ìåæäóíàðîäíûå çàêàçíûå îòïðàâëåíèÿ, äðóãèå òàðèôû îñòàëèñü íåèçìåííûìè.

		Domestic Mail	Japan, KLT and Korea Mail	Foreign Mail	China Mail*
	Letters per 20g Each additional 20g	3 fen	3 fen	10 fen 6 fen	4 fen
	Postcards	1½ fen	1½ fen	6 fen	2 fen
	Local Postcards	1 fen	1 fen	2 fen	n/a
	Newspapers per 50g	1 fen	1 fen	2 fen (each 50g)	n/a
	Printed matter per 50g	1 fen	1 fen	2 fen (each 50g)	n/a
	Braille Materials per 1000g	?	?	2 fen	n/a
	Trade Samples 100g each additional 50g	?	?	4 fen 2 fen	n/a
	Business Papers 250g each additional 50g	?	?	10 fen 2 fen	n/a
	Registeration fee	rate + 6 fen	rate + 10 fen	rate + 16 fen	rate + 8 fen
	Double Registered	rate + 12 fen	rate + 12 fen	rate + 26 fen	rate + 12 fen
	Express Delivery 20g	n/a	n/a	rate + 32 fen	rate + 8 fen
	Airmail Letter 20g	rate + 15 fen	Japan 35 fen Korea & KLT 20 fen	n/a	n/a
	Airmail Postcard	rate + 7 fen	Japan 18 fen Korea & KLT 10 fen	n/a	n/a
	Ïîëíûé ïåðå÷åíü òàðèôîâ çäåñü


	4-ûé ñòàíäàðòíûé âûïóñê Ýòîò âûïóñê, (íå âêëþ÷àÿ àâèàïî÷òó ñ ïîäîáíûì ñþæåòîì) îáåñïå÷èâàë ïî÷òîâûå íóæäû Ìàíü÷æîó-Ãî ñ 4 äåêàáðÿ 1936. The stamps were recess printed on watermarked (see below) "granite" paper in sheets of 100 by the Manchukuo Government Supplies Division, Hsinking. Designs by Mr Hirozo Oya. The stamps are 18.5mm x 22.5mm. Perf 13 x13½. Four Designs.... The ½f ,1f, 1½f, 3f and 5f show the New State Council Building, Hsinking The 2f, 6f, 20f and 50f show Farmers Carting Soya Beans The 4f, 7f, 12f show the Qing Dynasty Peiling Mausoleum at Mukden The 10f, 30f and 1y show the Summer Palace at Chengteh Stamps were printed in booklet form for the 1½f and 2f each containing 60 stamps in panes of 6, also 3f and 4f each containing 30 stamps in panes of 6. Stamps from booklet panes have one imperf edge. These stamps were re-printed in 1940 using a thinner paper and with some minor differences in shading and gum. Numbers printed unknown for either issue. Very high numbers of these stamps were printed and so some degradation of the plates was inevitable. The most vulnerable part of the design was the orchid emblem at the top of every stamp. Wear to this part of the design gave rise to the so called "broken badge" varieties








	Broken Crests Very high numbers of these stamps were printed and so some degradation of the plates was inevitable. The most vulnerable part of the design was the orchid emblem at the top of every stamp. Wear to this part of the design gave rise to the so called "broken crest" varieties see below. The "broken crest" has been found on the most widely used stamps, the 1f, 2f and 4f values. Sheet positions are inconsistent and these should be viewed as an interesting printing flaw and not a true variety.

		Stolen Imperforates
		Suspicion of stolen stamps was raised in October 1938 by a Manchukuo specialist Mr L. R. Marr (in Osaka) when he was offered what he described as "altered" stamps by a Russian dealer. He wrote to Mr Ryutaro Nagai, Minister of Communications in Tokyo, voicing his concerns. He told Mr Nagai that, as a result of his investigations, he had been informed that a Japanese man in Hsinking, by the name of Yamamoto, had a friend in the Manchukuo Government Printing Office, who was fraudulently altering stamps. The subsequent investigation showed that an employee at the Government Printing Office in Hsinking had stolen both imperforate and diagonally perforated sheets of stamps for sale to dealers. Four values are known to have been involved ½f, 1f, 2f and 4f. The culprit, and many outside accomplices, were quickly caught and severely punished. Most of the stamps were recovered, but some ½ fen were put on sale by the Harbin stamp dealer, A. S. Yaroshevitch. He sold them for $10.00 a pair, claiming that they had been bought by a student at a local Post Office. It is clear that he made this offer to most of the Manchukuo collectors on his books. Akagi reports that some sheets found their way to America, but in all probability they were sent to collectors all over the world. My thanks to Travis Searls for this image.

		Booklet Panes 5th December 1936
	1½ fen Booklet Pane 3 fen Booklet Pane Booklets and Booklet Panes 1st December 1937 2f Booklet Panes - Type A unused and Type C - Used intact (Harbin Postmark). The used pane is a rare item because it shows all three types of guide line. The Horizontal line for stitching plus the vertical and horizontal cropping guides (shown as a cross top and bottom). This item has been cancelled to order, the gum on the reverse side is intact. 4f Booklet Panes types A. and C. Note that the second booklet pane has a thin horizontal line at the top to act a guide for stitching. 1937 Booklet Pane Perforations Type A. B. and C. The 2f and 4f booklets were reprinted many times and there are three distinct patterns to the perforation at the bottom of the panes. Type A. B. and C. (see below). All booklets 1½f and 3f are identical and conform to pattern A, probably because they are all from the same batch, or batches of panes perforated at around the same time, these two values had a short life as prices increased in on 1st April 1937. Type A Type B Type C Complete (Unexploded) 2 fen Booklet Front View, Front View with Retaining Band and Back View of the 2f Booklet. They look quite big on screen and when you see them advertised, what strikes you when you see the actual item is just how small it is. If you print off a copy you can appreciate this. The actual size of the booklet is 44.25mm x 88.5mm x 1.6mm thick. The central picture shows the booklet complete with the original inspection wrapper. The two red chops show that each booklet has been checked by one official and the contents counted by another. 4 fen Booklet The Third Presentation Album It is though that this booklet was issued in December 1936. To find out more and view the contents click here.