Heilongjiang Province (黑龍江省) Local Issue, Tonghe (通河)

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
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)
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Kerr Cat. No.Remarks
2 元 / 1 分carmine brownK13
10,00
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246.21
2 元 / 2 分blackish yellowish greenK13
10,00
--,--
246.22
2 元 / 2 分blackish yellow greenK13
10,00
--,--
246.23
2 元 / 4 分yellow oliv K13
10,00
--,--
246.24
2 元 / 13 分blackish brownK13
10,00
--,--
246.25
2 元 / 20 分blackish red brownK13
10,00
--,--
246.26engraved
2 元 / 30 分blackish brown orangeK13
10,00
--,--
246.27engraved
2 元 / 40 分blackish olivK13
10,00
--,--
246.28-29
5 元 / 2 分blackish yellow greenK13
10,00
40,00
246.30
5 元 / 3 分blackish ochre brownK13
10,00
40,00
246.31
5 元 / 5 分blackK13
10,00
--,--
246.32engraved
5 元 / 7 分blackK13
10,00
--,--
246.33
5 元 / 10 分dark blueK13
10,00
--,--
246.34engraved
5 元 / 20 分blackish red brownK13
10,00
--,--
246.35engraved
5 元 / 20 分dark ochre brownK13
10,00
--,--
246.36lithography
5 元 / 30 分blackish ochreK13
10,00
--,--
246.37lithography
5 元 / 50 分blackish brown oliv K13
10,00
--,--
246.38
5 元 / 1 元blackish red greyK13
10,00
--,--
246.39lithography
Set of 18
180,00
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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