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| Shōkakō | Sung Hao Kiang | Songhuajiang | Sōnghuā jiāng | |||||
| 松花江 |
(Opposite Harbin on the other side of the Sungari Bridge). |
Soong Hao Jiang | ||||||
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| Not shown on Map | Soong Hwa Jiang | |||||||
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| This is a soft black 中華民國 Republic of China overprint. Kerr shows this as 中華民用 but the last character 用 is probably just a poorly printed Kou. I have yet to see a copy of these stamps with a clear overprint and the examples shown here are typical. | ||||||||
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| 50f on 2f | 1Y on 10f | 1Y on 13f | ||||||
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These overprints are similar to the
above but with the addition of a soft pale lilac surcharge. Chan list
the 13f as a separate issue without the surcharge - this may be
correct or it may simply be that the surcharge was not readable due
to shoddy printing. Above are all the stamps known tor this town. |
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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. | ||||||||
