East China Border Area

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East China Border Areas were small regions under Communist control during World War II, expanding afterward.

Central Kiangsu Fifth sub region




Hwai Nan Area




Jiang Huai (Kiang Hwai) Area
A region south of the Huai River along the northern parts of Anhui and Jiangsu provinces.  File:NW China Mao B.jpg| 

Jiangsu Anhui (Kiangsu Anhwei) Area
 File:East China loco (2).jpg|1946 $10 locomotive imperf 

North Kiangsu




Pohai Post
 File:E Chi Shandong crude.jpg|1946-47 $1 Zhu De. 

Shandong (Shantung) Post
 File:Shandong running soldier.jpg|1942-43 2c running soldier (Shandong wartime post) File:E Chi Shnadong tall Mao solid label.jpg|1944 10c fine impression File:E China Mao Shandong.jpg|1946 $2 with value tablet background in white File:Shandong grenade thrower.jpg|!944-45 $1 Lu Nan File:E China 1yuan Mao surch.jpg|$1 on 10c printed surcharge File:E china Mao $10 horiz surch.jpg|$10 on 10c horizontal printed surcharge File:Shandong Zhu de army.jpg|1945 10c 18th anniversary of the People's Army File:Shandong Zhu De $1.jpg 
 * In 1942, five square designs were issued: map of Shandong, running solder, hand with torch, man pushing wheel, cavalry soldier on horse.
 * In 1942-45, the previous issue was overprinted "chiao tung" horizontally in various colors for the region east of Chiao.
 * In 1943-45, various 1942 values were surcharged.
 * In 1944, the 50c value was overprinted with four characters reading "war post gneneral office".
 * Also in 1944, stamps with a portrait of Mao Zedong were issued. The value in the box at lower right is colored with white numerals. Fine/clear prints were issued on thin tone or thick buff papers, coarse/poor prints were printed on thin toned paper.
 * In 1944-45, two stamps aka the Lu Nan issue were released. The 10c design is of a man plowing with a buffalo, the $1 of a soldier throwing a grenade.
 * In 1945-46, a boxlike surcharge of four characters was issued on the 5c hand with torch stamp.
 * In 1945-47, boxlike surcharges of four characters was issued on the Mao stamps.
 * Also in 1947, a horizontal overprint reading left to right were released.
 * In 1945, a 10c value commemorating the 18th anniversary of the People's Army was issued

South Kiangsu




Su Chang military region


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Yen Fu Area


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These areas became part of the East China Liberation Area. See: East China

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