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Other Chinese character/hanji/kanji inscriptions

Use the first character in the inscription. Remember that inscriptions can be read left to right or right to left.

Unclassified
 File:SW China Mao sheaves.jpg|South West China. See: South West China Liberation Area 

Shan char.png
, Shandong/Shantung province in China. Stamps were issued for it as a part of the East China Communist Border Area and (later) Liberation Area.  File:Shandong Zhu De $1.jpg| See: East China File:E Chi Shnadong tall Mao solid label.jpg File:Shandong grenade thrower.jpg 

Kita A.png
, North Borneo under Japanese occupation, overprinted on Japanese stamps, reading right to left.  File:North Borneo occup A.jpg 

[[file:Shi character.png|35px]]
, Japanese offices in China  File:Japn off in China 20s.jpg 

Character BBB.png
, Philippines, under Japanese occupation. It reads left to right.  File:Philippines occ inscr.jpg 

Xi character.png
"Xi" in Chinese = "west".

Northwest China inscr.png
"Northwest People's Republic Post". "Northwest" is actually expressed as "west north" in Chinese.  File:NW China Great Wall.jpg|Northwest China region of the People's Republic of China. See: Northwest China 

Army character.png
Military stamp.  File:Japan Military.jpg|Forgeries exist. File:Malacca large boxed.jpg|Malacca under Japanese occupation. See: Malacca 

Mi kanji.png
 File:Ryukyus mihon.jpg|tiny "mihon" (specimen) overprint on Ryukyu Islands stamps. This lettering can also be found on Japan specimens. 

Shaan.png
Character "Shaan" for Shaanxi, on stamps of the Northwest China Liberation Area.

Shaan Ga Ning border area.png
 File:NW China tower 4th.jpg|Northwest China. See: Northwest China </Gallery>

Yu AAA.png
Japanese: = "post"; Chinese:  = "post".  File:Manchukuo yu.jpg|Manchukuo. The characters are presented in two parts. File:Manchukuo yuubin.jpg|Manchukuo. </Gallery>

Yuubin kitte.png
Japanese: "postage stamp". Values in sen and the chrysanthemum emblem should also be key in confirming stamps are from Japan.  File:Japan 1s blue syll he.jpg File:Japan 6s orange syll ka.jpg </Gallery>

Postal application.png
 File:Fukien surch.jpg|Fujian (Fukien) province of China. See: Fujian province </Gallery>

Hua character.png
Character reading "hua".

East China Post A.png or East China Post.png
"East China post". See: East China Liberation Area  File:East China Mao w hat.jpg|East China region. See: East China File:E China farmers.jpg|East China region, inscription at upper left with People's Republic inscription at right. File:E China map army.jpg|East China region, the inscription split between the two corner tablets. </Gallery>

South China post.png
"South China post". See: South China Liberation Area  File:S China 10c bridge.jpg </Gallery>

Ma charac.png
Character reading "ma".  File:Trengganu rect boxed.jpg|Trengganu under Japanese occupation. This overprint was also used on other Malay state issues. See: Trengganu </Gallery>

Asa character.png
, Japanese offices in Korea.  File:Japan off Korea 1.5s.jpg </Gallery>

Ken new.png
"ken" = inspected/done, a typical cancel on Japanese revenues and marking on documents. This is the modern form of the character. 

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Tomi character.png
Character reading "tomi" in Japanese.  File:Ryukyus miyako.jpg|Ryukyu Islands, provisional issue with Tomiyama personal seal for Miyako District. See: Ryukyu Islands </Gallery>

Oku.png
Character reading in Japanese "oku".  File:Penang Okugawa forgery.jpg|Penang, forgery of Okugawa personal seal handstamp. See: Penang </Gallery>

Chinese one.png
This is the old style character for "one", written in simplified style as.  File:Japan inscr 1sen.jpg|1872 Japan 1 sen dragon. There are many forgeries. </Gallery>

Sen old.png
This is read "sen". It is no longer written this way, now.  File:Japan inscr C.jpg|Japan, 1871 200 mon dragon. There are many forgeries. </Gallery>

Ken old.png
"ken" = inspected/done, also a typical cancel on Japanese revenues and marking on documents. This is the old form of the character.  File:Ryukrus amami distr.jpg|Ryukyu Islands Amami District with "ken" handstamp. There were five types used. See: Ryukyu Islands </Gallery>

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