Tonghe (通河) – Date of Liberation: 6 February 1946, first magistrate: Shi Feng (石峰)
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2nd stamp issue (Kerr 246.21-39):
Provisional Issue: | Stamps Overprinted "Chinese Post Change to" and Surcharged |
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Issued: | October 1946 |
Issued by: | Tonghe Postal Administration (通河郵政管理局) |
Overprint | "Chinese Post Change to" and Surcharged ("中華郵政 改作" 改值郵票) |
Overprint method: | Hand-overprinted with rubber chop |
Currency: | Northeast Currency (東北幣) |
All stamps of this issue shown here. |
There is a bogus issue with a very similar overprint (Kerr 246.47-56). I hightlight with green arrows some main differences (left Kerr 246.35 / right Kerr 246.55):
Trade Prices 2019 (USD) | (★) | ⊙ | Kerr Cat. No. | Remarks | ||
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2 元 / 1 分 ● | carmine brown | K13 | 10,00 | --,-- | 246.21 | |
2 元 / 2 分 ● | blackish yellowish green | K13 | 10,00 | --,-- | 246.22 | |
2 元 / 2 分 ● | blackish yellow green | K13 | 10,00 | --,-- | 246.23 | |
2 元 / 4 分 ● | yellow oliv | K13 | 10,00 | --,-- | 246.24 | |
2 元 / 13 分 ● | blackish brown | K13 | 10,00 | --,-- | 246.25 | |
2 元 / 20 分 ● | blackish red brown | K13 | 10,00 | --,-- | 246.26 | engraved |
2 元 / 30 分 ● | blackish brown orange | K13 | 10,00 | --,-- | 246.27 | engraved |
2 元 / 40 分 ● | blackish oliv | K13 | 10,00 | --,-- | 246.28-29 | |
5 元 / 2 分 ● | blackish yellow green | K13 | 10,00 | 40,00 | 246.30 | |
5 元 / 3 分 ● | blackish ochre brown | K13 | 10,00 | 40,00 | 246.31 | |
5 元 / 5 分 ● | black | K13 | 10,00 | --,-- | 246.32 | engraved |
5 元 / 7 分 ● | black | K13 | 10,00 | --,-- | 246.33 | |
5 元 / 10 分 ● | dark blue | K13 | 10,00 | --,-- | 246.34 | engraved |
5 元 / 20 分 ● | blackish red brown | K13 | 10,00 | --,-- | 246.35 | engraved |
5 元 / 20 分 ● | dark ochre brown | K13 | 10,00 | --,-- | 246.36 | lithography |
5 元 / 30 分 ● | blackish ochre | K13 | 10,00 | --,-- | 246.37 | lithography |
5 元 / 50 分 ● | blackish brown oliv | K13 | 10,00 | --,-- | 246.38 | |
5 元 / 1 元 ● | blackish red grey | K13 | 10,00 | --,-- | 246.39 | lithography |
Set of 18 | 180,00 | --,-- |
Remarks:
– All shown sets exists (at least some stamps of each set) genuine used on domestic covers.
– Stampless covers (“Tonghe China, postage paid or “postage paid”) exists.
Not shown:
– Kerr 246.1-2: Both stamps known on cover, missing here, will follow (1st stamp issue, February 1946)
– Kerr 246.3-5: Set is unknown to be genuine used, possible not issued / bogus
– Kerr 246.6-9: Set is unknown to be genuine used, possible not issued / bogus
– Kerr 246.10-20: Set is unknown to be genuine used, possible not issued / bogus
– Kerr 246.40-46: Set is unknown to be genuine used, possible not issued / bogus
– Kerr 246.47-56: Set is unknown to be genuine used, possible not issued / bogus
– Kerr 246.57-62: Set is unknown to be genuine used, possible not issued / bogus
– Kerr 246.63-69: Set is unknown to be genuine used, possible not issued / bogus
– Kerr 246.70-76: Set is unknown to be genuine used, possible not issued / bogus