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Mengjiang 4 fen on 8 fen Sun Yat-sen overprint
uncommon1900-1945

Mengjiang 4 fen on 8 fen Sun Yat-sen overprint

Mengjiang · 1942 · 4 fen on 8 fen

A green stamp featuring a portrait of Sun Yat-sen, overprinted in black with Chinese characters for 'Mengjiang' and the new denomination '4 fen' on the original '8 fen' value.

Issued by the Japanese puppet state of Mengjiang during World War II, this overprinted stamp reflects the political and administrative changes in Inner Mongolia under Japanese occupation, repurposing existing Chinese postal issues.

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scott2N62

Image: Mengjiang State Post; uploaded by <a href="//commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/User:Nickpo" title="User:Nickpo">Nickpo</a> · License: Public domain

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