Tai’an (泰安) – Date of Liberation: 31 December 1945, first magistrate: Xu Mo Nian (許莫年)
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This map only gives rough impression about area and location. Tai’an (泰安) was renamed to Yi’an (依安) in September 1979.
1st stamp issue (Kerr 219.11-14 + unlisted):
| Provisional Issue: | Stamps Overprinted "Chinese Postal Service" |
|---|---|
| Issued: | March 1946 |
| Issued by: | Tai’an Postal Administration (泰安郵政管理局) |
| Overprint | "Chinese Postal Service" ("中華郵政") |
| Overprint method: | Hand-overprinted with rubber chop |
| Currency: | Northeast Currency (東北幣) |
| Not all stamps of this issue shown here. | |
Violet overprint:
1 元 ⦿
Cancel: 11 March 1946, Tai’an (泰安), Bei’an (北安).
| Trade Prices 2018 (USD) | (★) | ⊙ | Kerr Cat. No. | Remarks | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 50 分 ● | blackish brown oliv | K13 | 40,00 | --,-- | 219.11 | engraved, black overprint |
| ● | 40,00 | 40,00 | 219.13 | engraved, violet overprint | ||
| ● | --,-- | 60,00 | 219.14 | engraved, red overprint | ||
| 1 元 ● | blackish red grey | K13 | 40,00 | --,-- | 219.12 | lithography, black overprint |
| ● | --,-- | 40,00 | -- | lithography, violet overprint | ||
| Set of 5 | --,-- | --,-- | ||||
2nd stamp issue (Kerr 219.1-2):
| Provisional Issue: | Stamps Overprinted and Surcharged |
|---|---|
| Issued: | May 1946 |
| Issued by: | Tai’an Postal Administration (泰安郵政管理局) |
| Overprint | New Value on overprinted stamps from Changchun [長春] |
| Overprint method: | Hand-overprinted with wooden chop |
| Currency: | Northeast Currency (東北幣) |
| All stamps of this issue shown here. | |
All stamps of this issue shown here
1 元 / 50 分/ 10 分 ⦿
Why the overprint from Changchun (長春) [Kerr 13.14-15] was used for the overprints in Tai’an (泰安) [Yi’an (依安)] I can’t say, but the stamps of Changchun (長春) were distributed widely to many post offices (even to Tai’an (泰安) [Yi’an (依安)] which around 600 km far away from Changchun (長春)).
Cover (domestic rate of 1 元). Cancel: 6 June 1946, Tai’an (泰安), Bei’an (北安):
Cover (airmail rate of 8 元 for 40g letter). Cancel: 23 May 1946, Tai’an (泰安), Bei’an (北安). Used together with a stamp from first stamp issue of Yi’an (依安). The black chop at front side “航空” indicates airmail:
| Trade Prices 2018 (USD) | (★) | ⊙ | Kerr Cat. No. | Remarks | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 元 / 10 分 ● | rose red | K13 | 15,00 | 25,00 | 219.1-2 | lithography |
| Set of 1 | 15,00 | 25,00 | ||||
3rd stamp issue (Kerr 219.3-7):
| Provisional Issue: | Stamps Overprinted "Chinese Postal Service Temporarily Used for" and Surcharged |
|---|---|
| Issued: | May 1946 |
| Issued by: | Tai’an Postal Administration (泰安郵政管理局) |
| Overprint | "Chinese Postal Service Temporarily Used for" 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. | |
The denomination 5 元 / 20 分 (Kerr 219.4, 219.6) does not exists. The stamps listed as Kerr 219.3-4 are identical with Kerr 219.5-7.
1 元 / 1 分 ⦿
5 元 / 30 分 ⦿
| Trade Prices 2018 (USD) | (★) | ⊙ | Kerr Cat. No. | Remarks | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 元 / 1 分 ● | carmine brown | K13 | 20,00 | 50,00 | 219.3, 219.5 | engraved |
| 5 元 / 30 分 ● | blackish ochre | K13 | 20,00 | 70,00 | 219.7 | lithography |
| Set of 2 | 40,00 | 120,00 | ||||
Remarks:
– All shown sets exists (at least some stamps of each set) genuine used on domestic covers.
Not shown:
– Kerr 219.8-10: Set is unknown to be genuine used, possible not issued / bogus.