China (Nanjing Regime) 1944 4th Anniversary of Government Special Cancellation

China · 1944 · Unknown

This cover features stamps from 1944 with a special cancellation commemorating the 4th anniversary of the pro-Japanese Chinese government in Nanjing. The cover bears a Shanghai cancellation dated March 30, 1944.

The Wang Jingwei regime, also known as the Nanjing Nationalist Government, was a Japanese puppet state established in 1940 during the Second Sino-Japanese War. This cancellation marks a significant political event during a tumultuous period of Chinese history under Japanese occupation.