Shandong province (Japanese occupation)

Shandong, or formerly Shantung, is a province in east China.

 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. 
 * In 1941, the occupied province issued overprints on various Rep. of China Sun Yat-sen and Martyrs definitives. Two types of overprint reading Shantung occup.png were used, large and small. The difference between the two is best seen by comparing the right characters.
 * In 1942, Large character overprints were re-overprinted in two lines to commemorate the fall of Singapore, the first line reading Singapore II.png with characters widely spaced.
 * Also in 1942, Large character overprints were re-overprinted in two lines for the 10th anniversary of Manchukuo, the first line reading Manchukuo foundation.png.

Parts were under control of the Communists at around the same time, eventually expanding into full control of Shaanxi.

See

 * East China Border Area
 * East China Liberation Area

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