Conscription Law issue, Manchukuo, 1941
Record status
Individual type · partial
Period
1941
Issuing entity
ManchukuoThe Conscription Law issue comprises 2 postage stamps released by Manchukuo on 25 May 1941. The StampWorld catalogue lists 2 stamps in the issue (StampWorld numbers 127, 128), printed in 2 design types.
Values and colours recorded for the issue: 2F carmine; 4F ultramarine. Catalogue notes on individual values: 2F: Soldier. Design: Yoai Ota. Perforation: 13 x 13½. No watermark is recorded. Quantities issued, as recorded: 2F 4,200,000; 4F 4,000,000. 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
- 2
- 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
- Yoai Ota
- Values and colours
- 2F carmine · 4F ultramarine
Identification
- Issue date
- 25 May 1941
- Distinguishing features
- Value, colour and perforation together
- Design types (StampWorld)
- AN, AN1
- Catalogue numbers to match
- StampWorld 127, 128
Catalogue references
- StampWorld127, 128
Research required
- Confirm values, perforations and printings against Stanley Gibbons, Scott or Michel.