Shuangcheng (雙城) – Date of Liberation: 1945 (August 15)
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This map only gives rough impression about area and location.
1st stamp issue (Kerr 184.1-21, 22-26 [+unlisted]):
| Provisional Issue: | Stamps Overprinted “Chinese Republic” (1946) |
| Issued: | 1946 (January) |
| Issued by: | Shuangcheng Postal Administration (雙城郵政管理局) |
| Overprint: | “Chinese Republic” (“中華民國”) |
| Print: | Hand-overprinted with wooden chop |
| Currency: | Northeast Currency (東北幣) |
All stamps of this issue shown here, expect 6 分, 1 元 and 2 分 and 4 分 from booklet pane and the violet overprint (Kerr 22-26 [+unlisted]):
Black overprint:
1 分
2 分
3 分
5 分
10 分 ⦿
10 分
12 分
13 分
20 分
20 分
30 分 ⦿
30 分
39 分
40 分 ⦿
50 分
1 元
2nd stamp issue (Kerr 184.27-43):
| Provisional Issue: | Stamps Overprinted “Chinese Republic Temporarily Used for North East” (1946) |
| Issued: | 1946 (May) |
| Issued by: | Shuangcheng Postal Administration (雙城郵政管理局) |
| Overprint: | “Chinese Republic Temporarily Used for North East” (“中華民國 暫作東北”) |
| Print: | Hand-overprinted with wooden chop |
| Currency: | Northeast Currency (東北幣) |
All stamps of this issue shown here, expect 2 分:
2½ 分
5 分
10 分
10 分 ⦿
12 分
13 分
20 分
20 分
30 分
30 分
40 分 ⦿
50 分 ⦿
1 元
1 元
Cover:
Cover (domestic rate of 5 角). Cancel: 1946 (May 8),Shuangcheng (雙城), Binjiang Province (濱江省)
3rd stamp issue (Kerr 184.57-60, Yang NE348-351):
| Commemorative Issue: | Stamps Overprinted “In Commemoration of Victory” (1946) |
| Issued: | 1946 (September 2) |
| Issued by: | Shuangcheng Postal Administration (雙城郵政管理局) |
| Overprint: | “In Commemoration of Victory” (“勝利紀念”) |
| Print: | Lithography |
| Printed by: | Harbin Dongji Printing House (哈爾濱東記印刷所) |
| Currency: | Northeast Currency (東北幣) |
All stamps of this issue shown here:
5 角 / 5 元
1 元 / 10 元
2 元 / 20 元
4 元 / 50 元
This set is listed in most major Liberated Area stamp catalogs.
Remarks:
– All shown sets exists (at least some stamps of each set) genuine used on domestic covers.
– Kerr 184.57-60: This set is a bit special. Used covers may exist, but all I saw looks philatelic or forged / manipulated. As this set is widely accepted as part of the Liberated Area (listed in all major catalogs), I will list it here with the thoughts in my mind, it’s a possible not issued / bogus set.
Not shown:
– Kerr 184.22-26: Set is commercial used known on cover (for example for the in Kerr unlisted denominations 10 分 ⦿ and 50 分 ⦿ with violet overprint), some covers have a mixed franking with the black overprinted stamps (Kerr 184.1-21), will follow, missing a good scan at the moment.
– Kerr 184.44-51: Set is unknown to be genuine used, possible not issued / bogus
– Kerr 184.52-56: Set is unknown to be genuine used, possible not issued / bogus (some philatelic cover exists)
– Kerr 184.52-56: Set is unknown to be genuine used, possible not issued / bogus (some philatelic cover exists)
– Kerr 184.61-64: Set is unknown to be genuine used, possible not issued / bogus (some philatelic cover exists)