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Manchurian Local Overprints 1945 - 1947 |
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Japanese | Kerr 20. |
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Other Names | |||||
Chōyōchin | Chao Yang Chen | Chaoyang | Zhāoyáng chén |
Chiao Yang |
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朝陽陳 | Previously | Ch'ao-yang-chen |
Chao yang tsuen |
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Chaoyangzhen | Chaoyangchen (Map) | |||||||
Map of 1945 | Chiao Yang Tsun | |||||||
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Note - It is my view that the stamps listed for Chao Yang Chen, Hai lung and Pan Shih are identical. Hai Lung and Pan Shih are villages on either side of the town of Chao Yang Chen (now Chaoyang 朝阳- see map). I believe that Kerr and others have overcomplicated these issues as it seems likely to me that the stamps were purchased in the town, but posted in the nearby villages. This would account for the existence of the postmarked covers with similar overprints. | ||||||||
50f on 2f | 50f on 5f | 50f on 6f | ||||||
50f on 10f | ||||||||
50f on 10f | 50f on 20f | 50f on 40f | ||||||
50f on 30f | 2Y on 1Y | |||||||
Part of a set of 11 surcharged stamps issued in this town or village. The four characters read 中華民國 Chinese Republic and below these the surcharge. |
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50f on 2f | 50f on 3f | |||||||
6f Listed by Chan only. |
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50f on 5f | 50f on 6f | 50f on 20f | ||||||
50f on 40f unlisted | 50f on 40f unlisted | |||||||
This appears to be a hard red machine
overprint, unlike the black shown above. The top four characters read
中華民國
Chinese Republic and below these the surcharge. Kerr lists the first four stamps shown above but not the 40f, these do appear in Chan along with a 6f stamp. Chan does not include an image of this set. Above are the only overprints known for this town. |
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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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