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Manchurian Local Overprints 1945 - 1947 |
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| Hokuan | Peh An | Bei'an | Běi ān | |||||
| 北 安 | Peh an is said by Kerr to be at the end of a short rail spur from Peh an chen (shown on the map) | Pei-an | ||||||
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| Map of 1945 | Bei an | |||||||
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| Wide soft black surcharge. The four characters read 中國郵政 Chinese Post. Full set shown. | ||||||||
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| Smaller and narrower soft black surcharge. Full set. | ||||||||
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A clear, hand applied rubber chop in red. Full Set. The cover shown is dated 7. 7. 35 which makes it early for these overprints. The four top characters read 中國郵政 Chinese Post, left is the surcharge and to the right 暫作 Temporary Use. |
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Similar surcharges, this time with a purple chop. Full set. |
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Set of 5 values with a soft purple chop. The outer four characters read 中國郵政 Chinese Post.
The cover illustrated right was sent from Bei'an to Tunghwa (Tonghua) City, Zhong Chang district (通化市中昌区) and is addressed to Mr. Gao Rong Xuan (高荣轩). To see both sides of the cover click here.
All of 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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