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| Kannan | Kan Nan | Gannan | Kan'nan | |||||
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| Map of 1945 | Kannan (Map) | |||||||
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| This is a soft black overprint reading 中華民國 Chinese Republic, 暫用 Temporary Use. This arrangement is unique making this set easy to identify.. | ||||||||
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This is a soft vermillion overprint reading 中華郵政 Chinese Post, 暫用 Temporary Use. The complete set has of four stamps. |
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| This is a set of 10 values identical to the above this time in a readable purple ink. Copies of the 50f stamp has been seen with the overprint inverted. | ||||||||
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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. | ||||||||
