Stampfinder F13

 ''Chinese stamps with a two character overprint near top

These are stamps issued under Japanese occupation during World War II. Compare the two characters of the overprints (duh); For the record, they read right to left. There are two sizes to the overprint, with the smaller type just slightly smaller but with slightly different shapes. We know you can do it.

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Shansi occup.png
Shansi province, now translated as Shaanxi  File:Shansi Sun large.jpg File:Shanshi occup large.jpg|½c Martyrs, large overprint. 

Shantung occup.png
Shandong province, formerly known as Shanrtung  File:Shantung occup large.jpg|50c Martyrs, large overprint. File:Shantung occup Sun.jpg|8c Paicheng print, large overprint. File:Shantung occup small.png|4c value, small overprint. 

Hopei.png
Hubei province, formerly expressed as Hopei  File:Hopei martyrs large.jpg|17c Martyrs, large overprint. File:Hopei martyr small ovpt.jpg|1c Martyrs, small overprint. 

Honan AA.png
Honan province, more commonly Henan  File:Honan 10c.jpg|Large overprint. File:Honan small ovpt.jpg|Small overprint. 

North China occup.jpg
North China  File:North China large occup.jpg|20c Martyrs, large overprint. File:North China occup surch.jpg|"box" surcharge. 

Supeh occup.png
Subei province, formerly expressed as Supeh  File:Supeh blk4 ocup.jpg|Large overprint. File:Supeh small ovpt.jpg|2c value with small overprint. File:Supeh 10th anniv.jpg|Large overprint, with 10th anniversary commemorative overprint. File:Supeh 10c Sun.jpg|Large overprint. 

Inner Mongolia occup.png
Meng Chiang, now translated as Mengjiang, or Inner Mongolia  File:Meng chiang 30c Sun.jpg|Large overprint. File:Meng Chiang Sun large.jpg|25c value, small overprint. File:Meng chiang small martyrs surch.jpg|$1 on 8c Martyrs, New Peking print overprint with surcharge added. 

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