China 1941 Sun Yat-sen Guangdong Overprint

China · 1941 · 30¢

The stamp features a portrait of Sun Yat-sen facing left, with Chinese characters for the country name and denomination. It has a large '30' overprint in Chinese characters at the bottom, indicating a new value or regional issue.

This stamp is an overprint from 1941, a period of significant turmoil in China during the Second Sino-Japanese War. Overprints like this were often used to revalue existing stock or for specific regional use, reflecting the challenging economic and administrative conditions of the time.