Lindian (林甸) – Date of Liberation: 1946 (March 22)
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This map only gives rough impression about area and location.
1st stamp issue (Kerr 128.1-2):
| Provisional Issue: | Stamps Overprinted “Chinese Postal Service Temporarily Used” and Surcharged (1946) |
| Issued: | 1946 (May) |
| Issued by: | Lindian Postal Administration (林甸郵政管理局) |
| Overprint: | “Chinese Postal Service Temporarily Used” and Surcharged (“中華郵政 暫用” 改值郵票) |
| Print: | Hand-overprinted with wooden chop |
| Currency: | Northeast Currency (東北幣) |
All stamps of this issue shown here.
2.5 元 / 2 分 ⦿
2.5 元 / 5 分
2nd stamp issue (Kerr 128.(NOT LISTED)):
| Provisional Issue: | Stamps Overprinted “Chinese Postal Service Temporarily Used” and Surcharged (1946) |
| Issued: | 1946 (August) |
| Issued by: | Lindian Postal Administration (林甸郵政管理局) |
| Overprint: | “Chinese Postal Service Temporarily Used” and Surcharged (“中華郵政 暫用” 改值郵票) |
| Print: | Hand-overprinted with wooden chop |
| Currency: | Northeast Currency (東北幣) |
All stamps of this issue shown here (only one stamp known for this overprint). Unused stamps of this set were never found so far.
Cover:
Cover (rate of 2 元 for domestic letter)Cancel: 1946 (August 24),Lindian (林甸), Longjiang Province (龍江省),
[Image source: George Luzitano]
Remarks:
– All shown sets exists (at least one stamp of each set) genuine used on domestic covers.
Not shown:
– Kerr 128.3-5: Set is unknown to be genuine used, possible not issued / bogus
– Kerr 128.6-8: Set is unknown to be genuine used, possible not issued / bogus