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| Ransei | Lan Si | Lanxi | Lán xī |
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This is a complete set of four values. Kerr points out that this overprint is always "blurry". The four characters are 中華民國 Chinese Republic. |
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This is a complete set of two values. The chop is always feint, soft black and hard to read. The top four characters are 中華民國 Chinese Republic. |
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| This is a complete set with four well defined violet characters reading 暫用 Temporary Use, 北 North East. | ||||||||
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| This is a set of five values. The four soft black characters read 中華民國 Chinese Republic. This overprint also appears on 2f and 4f booklet panes - only the 4f stamps are mentioned by Kerr. Chan uses the wrong image to illustrate this set in his 2000 catalogue. | ||||||||
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| This is a set
of two values. The four very soft lilac characters read
中華民國
Chinese Republic.
Examples of all the overprints known for this town are shown above. |
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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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