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Manchurian Local Overprints 1945 - 1947 |
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| Ang Ang Ki | Ang'angxi | Ángáng xī |
Anganki |
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| 昂昂溪 | A railway town South of Qiqihar in Heilongjiang. | Ang Ang Chi | ||||||
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| Map of 1945 | ||||||||
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| Purple four character "Republic of China" overprint. Full set of 10 values. | ||||||||
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| Hard red four character "Republic of China" overprint. Full set of 4 values. | ||||||||
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| Red over violet four character "Republic of China" overprint. Full set of 10 values. | ||||||||
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| Red over Carmine four character "Republic of China" overprint. Full set of 4 values. | ||||||||
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| Purple Victory Commemorative overprint - Set of 5 values. | ||||||||
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| Red Victory Commemorative overprint - Set of 6 values. | ||||||||
Beware - Poor quality fakes have been seen on online auction sites. Look for the distinct hook on the last vertical stroke of the bottom right character, this is not shown on Kerr's reproduction and therefore does not appear on the fakes I have seen. The colours are also wrong. Kerr did a great job but could not be expected to get everything exactly right. |
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| 1Y on 1f | 1Y on 2f | 1Y on 3f | 1Y on 5f | 1Y on 6f | ||||
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| 5Y on 7f | 5Y on 12f | 5Y on 13f | 5Y on 1Y | |||||
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| Hard purple chop, full set of 11 surcharges. The four top characters read 中國郵政 Chinese Post, left is the surcharge and to the right 暫作 Temporary Use. The ink used is not colour-fast and will run if the stamp gets damp. | ||||||||
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| 1Y on 2f | 1Y on 3f | 1Y on 4f | 1Y on 6f | 1Y on 6f | ||||
| Black chop, full set of 5 surcharges. | ||||||||
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| 1Y on 6f Error Stamp - Two Centre Characters (value) Missing. | ||||||||
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| Copy of the above surcharge in red, Full set of 4 values all 5Y | ||||||||
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A well defined violet Double Ten Commemorative chop. This is the full set of fourteen values. The 12f has been known to have an inverted overprint. Double 10 (雙十節) Commemoratives celebrate the anniversary of the Wuchang uprising of 10th October 1911. This uprising led to the overthrow of the Qing dynasty and the formation of the Republic of China. |
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This is a set of 12 values with a soft blue chop with four top characters read 中國郵政 Chinese Post Examples of all sets for Ang Ang Ki 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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| D156, D179, D181, D185, D186, D251, | ||||||||
