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| Japanese | Kerr 76. |
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| Kaden | Hua Tien | Huadien | Huà diān | |||
| 樺 甸 |
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Hua-tien | ||||
| Hwa Den | ||||||
| Map of 1945 | Hwatien (Map) | |||||
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| 50f on 1f | 50f on 2f | |||||
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| 50f on 5f | 50f on 10f | 2Y on 50f | ||||
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| 2Y on 1Y | ||||||
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This is a full set of seven surcharged stamps with
a soft black overprint.
Chan lists, as an additional set, the 50f on 10f pair in black/violet, this may have been regarded by Kerr as simply be a colour variation. All of the above stamps come from an old collection (pre-dating Kerr) in which the town is labelled Hwa Tien. I therefore believe that Chan is correct to include a violet hand-stamp for this town. These are the only stamps known for this village. |
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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. | ||||||
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