President Pu Yi - Not Watermarked. 5 Chinese Letters at Top issue, Manchukuo, 1932
Record status
Individual type · partial
Period
1932
Issuing entity
ManchukuoThe President Pu Yi - Not Watermarked. 5 Chinese Letters at Top issue comprises 7 postage stamps released by Manchukuo on 26 July 1932. The StampWorld catalogue lists 7 stamps in the issue (StampWorld numbers 12–18), printed in 7 design types.
Values and colours recorded for the issue: 13F reddish brown; 15F carmine red; 16F greenish blue; 20F dark brown; 30F orange; 50F olive green; 1Y violet. Design: Yoshida Yukata. Engraving: Aoki Miyakichi. Perforation: 13 x 13½. No watermark is recorded. Quantities issued, as recorded: 13F 450,000; 15F 750,000; 16F 2,600,000; 20F 1,500,000; 30F 750,000; 50F 1,000,000; 1Y 500,000. The photographs come from Wikimedia Commons and show stamps of this issue; each is credited individually. Identification note: compare the value, colour and perforation together; shades, perforation varieties and later printings are not separated in this entry. Details follow the StampWorld catalogue page; they have not been checked against the issuing postal administration's records.
Evidence at a glance
- Linked sources
- 2
- Photograph views
- 1
- Catalogue references
- 1
Counts describe this entry’s documentation, not authenticity, rarity or completeness. Photographs may show one specimen; check each caption and licence.
Physical characteristics
- Watermark
- None recorded
- Perforation
- 13 x 13½
Design
- Design
- Yoshida Yukata
- Engraving
- Aoki Miyakichi
- Values and colours
- 13F reddish brown · 15F carmine red · 16F greenish blue · 20F dark brown · 30F orange · 50F olive green · 1Y violet
Identification
- Issue date
- 26 July 1932
- Distinguishing features
- Value, colour and perforation together
- Design types (StampWorld)
- B, B1, B2, B3, B4, B5, B6
- Catalogue numbers to match
- StampWorld 12–18
Catalogue references
- StampWorld12–18
Research required
- Confirm values, perforations and printings against Stanley Gibbons, Scott or Michel.