Post by Hugh on Jun 21, 2024 21:56:46 GMT
I didn't want to start a new thread but I didn't see any related threads under China. If I missed a better place to post this, please feel free to move it.
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I got this cover in the mail yesterday. I've been working on it this afternoon. I wanted an example of an occupation cover from the Second Sino-Japanese War so I bought this at the recent China Stamp Society auction. The description was fairly brief ... "1941 Aug. 22 Small Shansi Overprints to Tiensin, arrived Aug. 25".
I've been working on expanding that somewhat. I took a year of Mandarin at university but that was a half-century ago (I mean that literally) so I know next to nothing. Time to learn I guess, but I'd welcome any help.
In short, please feel free to correct me. Insights are always welcome.
Stamps:
Republic of China
1939 (Sc. 353) Sun Yat Sen overprinted 'Shanxi' (Type 1) in 1941
8c Olive Green
Sc. 5N12
The overprint is not the one done on the re-engraved version of this stamp of 1940 (Sc. 369)
Republic of China
1940 Martyrs' Issue with secret mark overprinted 'Shanxi' (Type II) in 1941
20c Blue - Martyr Huang Hsing (d. 1911)
Sn. 5N55
Cancels:
I can make out 'Shanxi' on the postmark on the front (which was also used to cancel the stamps on the back). The one on the front is a pretty good strike but I'm having a problem confirming the post office. I can see the character for 'tai' ... might it be 'Taiyuan'? I can read the date '8 month, 22' so that's OK. I don't see the year. I assume the blobby patch next to the month is '41'.
There are two more cancellations on the stamp-side. At the bottom there is a partial with the date '8 month, 25' ... that must be the arrival cancel. However, I can't make out Tiensin (Tianjin) on the cancel.
There is one other postmark just underneath the olive green stamp. I can see the date. I'm guessing its a transit mark.
I do like the overall apperance of this cover. Very sharp.
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I got this cover in the mail yesterday. I've been working on it this afternoon. I wanted an example of an occupation cover from the Second Sino-Japanese War so I bought this at the recent China Stamp Society auction. The description was fairly brief ... "1941 Aug. 22 Small Shansi Overprints to Tiensin, arrived Aug. 25".
I've been working on expanding that somewhat. I took a year of Mandarin at university but that was a half-century ago (I mean that literally) so I know next to nothing. Time to learn I guess, but I'd welcome any help.
In short, please feel free to correct me. Insights are always welcome.
Stamps:
Republic of China
1939 (Sc. 353) Sun Yat Sen overprinted 'Shanxi' (Type 1) in 1941
8c Olive Green
Sc. 5N12
The overprint is not the one done on the re-engraved version of this stamp of 1940 (Sc. 369)
Republic of China
1940 Martyrs' Issue with secret mark overprinted 'Shanxi' (Type II) in 1941
20c Blue - Martyr Huang Hsing (d. 1911)
Sn. 5N55
Cancels:
I can make out 'Shanxi' on the postmark on the front (which was also used to cancel the stamps on the back). The one on the front is a pretty good strike but I'm having a problem confirming the post office. I can see the character for 'tai' ... might it be 'Taiyuan'? I can read the date '8 month, 22' so that's OK. I don't see the year. I assume the blobby patch next to the month is '41'.
There are two more cancellations on the stamp-side. At the bottom there is a partial with the date '8 month, 25' ... that must be the arrival cancel. However, I can't make out Tiensin (Tianjin) on the cancel.
There is one other postmark just underneath the olive green stamp. I can see the date. I'm guessing its a transit mark.
I do like the overall apperance of this cover. Very sharp.
