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Manchurian Local Overprints 1945 - 1947 |
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| Japanese | Kerr 55. |
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| Kokuka | Hei Ho | Heihe | Hēihé |
Heiho |
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| 黑河 |
Ai-hui 璦琿 when it became the Provincial Capital was renamed Heiho. |
Aihui (Map) | ||||
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| Map of 1964 | Ai-hui | |||||
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| 50f on 5f | 3Y on 30f | |||||
| 5Y on 50f | 10Y on 1Y | |||||
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The cover shown right was sent from 金山 Chin
Shan (Jinshan) in 呼吗县
Huma County in 黑龙江
Heilungkiang to a recipient in 河北省
HeBei Province. The
envelope looks homemade. The postmark is Hei Ho, 1st June 1946 |
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This is a set of four values with large black surcharges over soft purple characters reading 中華 China, 暫作 Temporary use. |
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| These stamps have been identified by using Volume II of the Stamp Catalogue of China by Shui-Hon Chan and the four booklet guide The Local Overprinted Stamps of Manchuria 1945-7 by Allen D Kerr (published 1978 and now out of print). Both works are essential for anyone delving seriously into this subject. | ||||||
