Northeast Directorate General of Post and Telecommunications (東北郵電管理總局)
1st stamp issue (Yang NE2-4, NE6-8, J.DB-32)
| Regular Issue: | 1st Print Mao Zedong Stamps (Northeast) (第一版東北毛澤東像郵票) (1946) |
|---|---|
| Issued: | 22 November 1946 |
| Issued by: | Northeast Directorate General of Post and Telecommunications (東北郵電管理總局) in Harbin (哈爾濱) |
| Printed by: | Daxin Printing House (哈爾濱大新印刷局) |
| Print method: | Lithography on white paper, L11 or imperforate |
| Sheet size: | 10 x 10 = 100 (2 元), 10 x 8 = 80 (others) or 2 x 3 = 6 (booklet pane) |
| Designer: | Hao Limin (郝利民) |
| Currency: | Northeast Currency (東北幣) |
| Valid until: | 1 July 1951 |
| All stamps of this issue shown here. | |
Perforated:
2 元 ⦿[Yang NE2]
5 元 ⦿[Yang NE3]
10 元 ⦿[Yang NE4]
Imperforate (unissued):
2 元 (booklet pane) [Yang NE6]
10 元 (stamp sheet) [Yang NE8]
5 元 (booklet pane) [Yang NE7]
This set exists also as booklet panes (complete booklets are unknown, only booklet panes exists).
Perforated booklet panes:
5 元 [Yang NE3a]
10 元 [Yang NE4a]
Imperforate booklet pane (unissued):
10 元 [Yang NE8a]
Attention: Beware of falsified imperforate booklet panes by cut out of stamp sheets!
A genuine booklet pane need to have:
1.) Very wide margin at top
2.) A small horizontal stroke (cut marks) at left or right bottom or top.
3.) The margin left and right need to be wide as the horizontal distance between the stamps in the middle (not a must if print of the stamps shifted to the left or right).
4.) The bottom margin need to be wider as the vertical distance between stamps (not a must if print of the stamps shifted up).
5.) Dimension is at least 52 mm x 93 mm.
When just one of the point 2.) ~ 4.) apply you have a booklet pane. If none apply but 1.) and 5.) you might have a booklet pane, but to prove it can be difficult up to impossible.
Incorrect certificate issued bei RPSL (Royal Philatelic Society London). Upper right corner block of six from a sheet, it’s not a booklet pane:
Corner block of 6
Incorrect expert opinion from RPSL(Royal Philatelic Society London).
| Trade Prices 2018 (USD) | (★) | ⊙ | Yang Cat. No. | Remarks | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 元 | dark orange red | L11 | 5,00 | 7,00 | NE2 | |
| L11 booklet pane | 2.000,00 | † | -- | unissued | ||
| L11 | 80,00 | --,-- | NE2a | horizontal pair, imperf. between | ||
| L11 | 80,00 | --,-- | NE2c | vertical pair, imperf. between | ||
| L11 | 10,00 | --,-- | NE2d | one margin imperf. | ||
| L11 | 20,00 | --,-- | NE2e | two margins imperf. | ||
| imperf. ☐ | 10,00 | † | NE6 | pair, unissued | ||
| imperf. ☐ booklet pane | 900,00 | † | NE6a | unissued | ||
| 5 元 | orange | L11 | 5,00 | 7,00 | NE3 | |
| L11 booklet pane | 200,00 | --,-- | NE3a | |||
| imperf. ☐ | 10,00 | † | NE7 | pair, unissued | ||
| imperf. ☐ booklet pane | 600,00 | † | NE7a | unissued | ||
| 10 元 | blue | L11 | 5,00 | 7,00 | NE4 | |
| L11 booklet pane | 280,00 | --,-- | NE4a | |||
| imperf. ☐ | 15,00 | † | NE8 | pair, unissued | ||
| imperf. ☐ booklet pane | 350,00 | † | NE8a | unissued | ||