Northeast China (東北), South Manchuria Base Region (南滿根據地)

Liaoning Province (遼寧省) Local Issue, Andong (安東)

Andong (安東) – Date of Liberation:  1st time 17 September 1945 – 25 October 1946, 2nd time 10 June 1947

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This map only gives rough impression about area and location. Andong (安東) was renamed to Dandong (丹東) on 20 January 1965.

1st stamp issue (Kerr 9.1-3, Yang NE233-235):

Provisional Issue: Stamps Overprinted “Temporarily Used for” and Surcharged (1945)
Issued: 5 December 1945
Issued by: Andong Provincial Post Administration (安東省郵政管理局) in Andong (安東)
Overprint: “Temporarily Used for” and Surcharged (“暫作” 改值郵票)
Print: Hand-overprinted with rubber chop
Currency: Northeast Currency (東北幣)

All stamps of this issue shown here.  

2nd stamp issue (Kerr 9.4-6, Yang NE236-238):

Provisional Issue: Stamps Overprinted “Temporarily Used for” and Surcharged (1945)
Issued: 25 December 1945
Issued by: Andong Provincial Post Administration (安東省郵政管理局) in Andong (安東)
Overprint: “Temporarily Used for” and Surcharged (“暫作” 改值郵票)
Print: Hand-overprinted with wooden chop
Currency: Northeast Currency (東北幣)

All stamps of this issue shown here.  

 

Remarks:
– This set is a bit special. Used covers may exist, but all I saw looks philatelic or forged / manipulated. As this set is widely accepted as part of the Liberated Area (listed in all major catalogs), I will list it here with the thoughts in my mind, it’s a possible not issued / bogus set.

– Kerr 9.7-10 will be listed together with the local issue for the Andong Provincial Post Administration (安東省郵政管理局) started after the 2nd Liberation in 1947 (October 10). 

 

 

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