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Manchurian Local Overprints 1945 - 1947 |
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Japanese | Kerr 113. |
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Other Names | |||||
Raha | La Ha | Laha | Lāhā | |||||
拉 哈 |
La Ha Chen | |||||||
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Fah Ha | |||||||
Map of 1945 | Laha (Map) | |||||||
This is a set of eight values. The characters read, left 新用 Temporary Use, right 北東 North East. |
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1f Possible, seen on cover. |
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Unlisted by Kerr or Chan | ||||||||
This is a very soft violet overprint
reading
中華郵政Chinese Post. Above are the only stamps known for this village. |
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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. | ||||||||