Northeast Directorate General of Post and Telecommunications (東北郵電管理總局)
Yang NE143-147, J.DB-64
| Commemorative Issue: | International Labour Day on May 1st (Northeast) (東北五一國際勞動節) |
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| Issued: | 1 May 1949 |
| Issued by: | Northeast Directorate General of Post and Telecommunications (東北郵電管理總局) |
| Printed by: | Northeast Pictorial Press Printing House Shenyang (瀋陽東北畫報社印刷廠) |
| Print method: | Lithography on different varieties of white paper (for 1500 元) or thick white paper (others), perforate H11½ |
| Sheet size: | 10 x 10 = 100 and 10 x 9 = 90 |
| Designer: | Unknown |
| Currency: | Northeast Currency (東北幣) |
| Valid until: | 8 July 1950 |
| All stamps of this issue shown here. | |
Main paper types (see below for classification) for the 1500 元 denomination:
1500 元 ⦿ [Yang NE144]meshed paper group
1500 元 ⦿ [Yang NE144]ribbed paper group
1500 元 ⦿ [Yang NE144]net paper group
Thick white paper group:
1000 元 ⦿ [Yang NE143]
4500 元 ⦿ [Yang NE145]
6500 元 ⦿ [Yang NE146]
10000 元 ⦿ [Yang NE147]
One shifted color:
1500 元
1500 元
4500 元
4500 元
6500 元
Impression variety:
Second stamp with horizontal impression variety
Cover:
Cover (rate of 1500 元 for ordinary letter). Cancel: 7 May 1949 Shuangyang (雙陽), arrival roller cancel: 9 May 1949 Tianjin (天津).
Rear sidePaper types classification:
Ribbed paper (normal / bleached), net paper (normal / with stripes),meshed paper (normal / weak impression)
Six stamps organized in three groups:
- Stamp 1+2: ribbed paper (normal / bleached)
- Stamp 3+4: net paper (normal / with stripes)
- Stamp 5+6: meshed paper (normal / weak impression)
Remarks (in general / for this issue):
– One shifted color in a small distance below 2.00 mm can be found often (it’s even common).
– Therefore I would specify to call a stamp has one shifted color if the distance exceed 2.00 mm.
– One shifted color for the 10000 元 denomination is unknown up to today.
| Trade Prices 2018 (USD) | (★) | ⊙ | Yang Cat. No. | Remarks | ||
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| 1000 元 | blackish grey red / blackish grey ultramarine | H11½ | 1,00 | 3,00 | NE143 | |
25,00 | 30,00 | NE -- | one color shifted | |||
| imperf. $ | 120,00 | --,-- | NE -- | left margin imperforated | ||
| 1500 元 | dark orange red / lively green blue | H11½ | 1,50 | 4,00 | NE144 | meshed paper group |
1,50 | 4,00 | NE144 | ribbed paper group | |||
2,00 | 5,00 | NE144 | net paper group |
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15,00 | 20,00 | NE144b (for >= 3 mm) | one color shifted | |||
| 4500 元 | blackish rose red / grey yellow | H11½ | 2,00 | 5,00 | NE145 | |
15,00 | 20,00 | NE -- | one color shifted | |||
| 6500 元 | blackish yellow orange / blackish yellowish green | H11½ | 3,00 | 6,00 | NE146 | |
15,00 | 20,00 | NE -- | one color shifted | |||
50,00 | --,-- | NE146a | printed on both sides blackish yellow orange) |
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| 10000 元 | lively brown red / dark cobalt | H11½ | 5,00 | 10,00 | NE147 | |
| Set of 5 | 12,50 | 28,00 | ||||