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Manchurian Local Overprints 1945 - 1947

         
Japanese Kerr 64.

Modern

Other Names
Unknown Ho Li Heli Hè lì  
  鶴立

 

Ho Li Chen  
  (Sankiang)   Hok Li  
  Map of 1945   Holichen (Map)  
         
 

 These are found on some early post-war stampless covers. This reads  郵政 Chinese Post,  郵票另纳 Postage Paid , 鶴立 Ho Li.

 
   
   
   
   
   
         
50f on 1f 50f on 2f 50f on 2f 50f on 5f
4f
50f on 2f Booklet 50f on 10f 50f on 1Y 50f on 4f Booklet
       
    50f on 10f    
         
  The earliest cover example I have seen of this is a black 8 character surcharge is March 1946. The top four characters read 中國郵政 Chinese Post followed by 50f (5 chiao) Temporary Use. There are also 2f and 4f booklet panes to be found for this set.

Note: This set also occurs on covers postmarked from Kerr 128 兩江口 Liang-chiang-k’ou although in my opinion based on old collection data is that these stamps originated from the Ho Li Post Office.

 
         
         
50f on 1f 50f on 2f 50f on 2f 50f on 5f
4f
50f on 2f Booklet 50f on 10f 50f on 1Y 50f on 4f Booklet
 
    50f on 10f    
  This is a hard blue 8 character surcharge, the top four characters read 中國郵政 Chinese Post followed by 50f (5 chiao) Temporary Use. There are also 2f and 4f booklet panes to be found for this set.

Note: This set also occurs on covers postmarked from Kerr 128 兩江口 Liang-chiang-k’ou although in my opinion based on old collection data is that these stamps originated from the HO Lo Post Office.

 
         
         
 
1y on 10f Black   1y on 10f Grey Blue
         
 
5y on 10f Black   5y on 10f Grey Blue
         
  Surcharge added to a stamp already carrying a Chang Chun overprint. The set contains 4 values, and is repeated in further set of grey blue.  
         
on black overprint   on grey blue overprint
 
1y on 10f   1y on 10f
         
 

5y on 10f

 

5y on 10f

         
  This is a complicated 7. 7. commemorative chop in blue, over previously surcharged Chang Chun overprinted stamps. The set consists of eight different overprinted stamps.

Both of the above examples have slightly misplaced Chang Chun overprints.

 
         
     
  1Y on 1f   Blue   1Y on 1f   Black  
     
  5Y on 1f   Blue   5Y on 1f   Black  
  This is a commemorative overprint and surcharge. It occurs in black and blue. Each colour is a complete set of 2.  
         
         
     
  1Y on 13f   4Y on 13f  
  This is a set of 2 surcharges, both with hard blue/black overprints. The upper four characters read 中華民國 Chinese Republic.

All of the stamps known for this town are shown above

 
         
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.
        D183, D184, D246