Dedu (德都) – Date of Liberation: 14 August 1945 – Middle December 1945 (first liberation), January 1946 (final liberation), first magistrate: Bian Jing (邊敬)
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This map only gives rough impression about area and location. Dedu (德都) was renamed to Wudalianchi (五大连池) in January 1996.
1st stamp issue (Kerr 227. / unlisted):
| Provisional Issue: | Stamps Overprinted "Chinese Postal Service Temporarily Used" and Surcharged |
|---|---|
| Issued: | May 1946 |
| Issued by: | Dedu Postal Administration (德都郵政管理局) |
| Overprint | "Chinese Postal Service Temporarily Used" and Surcharged ("中華郵政 暫作" 改值郵票) |
| Overprint method: | Hand-overprinted with rubber chop |
| Currency: | Northeast Currency (東北幣) |
| All stamps of this issue shown here. | |
Cover (domestic rate of 1 元). Cancel: 18 May 1946, Dedu (德都), Bei’an (北安):
| Trade Prices 2018 (USD) | (★) | ⊙ | Kerr Cat. No. | Remarks | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 元 / 2 分 ● | blackish yellow green | K13 | --,-- | 60,00 | -- | engraved, black overprint |
| ● | --,-- | 80,00 | -- | engraved, violet overprint | ||
| 5 元 / 12 分 ● | blackish orange | K13 | --,-- | 80,00 | -- | engraved, black overprint |
| ● | --,-- | 80,00 | -- | engraved, violet overprint | ||
| 10 元 / 12 分 ● | blackish orange | K13 | --,-- | 120,00 | -- | engraved, violet overprint |
| Set of 5 | --,-- | 420,00 | ||||
Kerr 227.10-11 shows a very similar overprint like the 1st stamp issue of Dedu (德都), but they are just a close imitation of the genuine overprint.
Remarks:
– All shown sets exists (at least some stamps of each set) genuine used on domestic covers.
– Kerr 227.1-5: Set is unknown to be genuine used, possible not issued / bogus.
– Kerr 227.6-9: Set is unknown to be genuine used, possible not issued / bogus.
– Kerr 227.10-11: Set is unknown to be genuine used, possible not issued / bogus.