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| Yen Show | Yanshuo | Yánshňu | ||||
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| Map of 1945 | ||||||
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Full set of nine values with a four character oily red chop. |
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| 50f on 2f | 50fon 5f | 50f on 13f | 50f on 20f | 1Y on 2f | ||
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| 1Y on 5f | 1Y on 13f | 1Y on 20f | 2Y on 2f | 2Y on 5f | ||
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| 2Y on 13f | 2Y on 20f | 5Y on 2f | 5Y on 5f | 5Y on 13f | ||
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| 5Y on 20f | 10Y on 2f | 10Y on 5f | 10Y on 13f | 10Y on 20f | ||
| This is a soft pale brown-red 中國郵政 Chinese Post chop with a surcharge in the centre. This design is hard to read especially as it is often applied to brown stamps. This is a full set of 20 surcharges. | ||||||
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| 50f on 2f | 50fon 5f | 50f on 13f | 50f on 20f | 1Y on 2f | ||
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| 1Y on 5f | 1Y on 12f | 1Y on 13f | 1Y on 20f | 2Y on 2f | ||
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| 2Y on 13f | 2Y on 20f | 5Y on 2f | Inverted surcharge | 5Y on 12f | ||
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| 5Y on 13f | 5Y on 20f | 10Y on 2f | 10Y on 13f | 10Y on 20f | ||
| The outer 中國郵政 Chinese Post chop is in violet with the brown surcharge in the centre. This is a full set of 19 surcharges. | ||||||
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| Four character "Anniversary of Victory" commemorative set of seven values overprinted in hard green. | ||||||
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| Seven character "Anniversary of Victory" commemorative set of seven values overprinted in hard green. | ||||||
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| "Anniversary of the Revolution" commemorative set of two values overprinted in hard green. | ||||||
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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. | ||||||
| D244, D266, D288, D352 | ||||||
