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葦 河 |
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| 50f on 1f | 50f on 2f | 50f on 2f | 50f on 3f | 50f on 6f | ||||
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This surcharge chop is a very dark violet, it appears in both Kerr and Chan as a 5 value set. The top four characters read 中國郵政 Chinese Post, left is the surcharge, right 作妀 Re-valued. This overprint is also known in violet on 4f booklet stamps only. An identical chop also appears in red (see below). |
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| 50f on 1f | 50f on 2f | 50f on 2f | 50f on 4f | 50f on 5f | ||||
| An identical chop to the one shown above but this time in red, also in 5 values. The top four characters read 中國郵政 Chinese Post, left is the surcharge 5 chiao (50f), right 作妀 Re-valued. | ||||||||
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| Full set of 10 soft black overprints, also in green - see below. The four outer characters read 中國郵政 Chinese Post, the middle characters read; Temporary Use. | ||||||||
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| A set of 9 values in green, as shown above the 13f is missing. There is also a 10 stamp set with the same chop in black. The four outer characters read 中國郵政 Chinese Post, the middle characters read; Temporary Use. | ||||||||
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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. | ||||||||
