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President Pu Yi - Not Watermarked. 5 Chinese Letters at Top issue, Manchukuo, 1932

DocumentedSupported by at least one credible specialist source.

Record status

Individual type · partial

Period

1932

Issuing entity

Manchukuo

The 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

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