East China Liberation Area

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East China was a Liberation Area made up of the provinces of Anhui (Anhwei), Fujian (Fukien), Jiangsu (Kiangsu), Shandong (Shantung), Zhejiang (Chekiang).

A number of small independent posts preceded these issues beginning in 1942. See: East China Border Areas. 



 File:Shandong landscape.jpg|1949 $3 transporation montage File:E China 1949 montage with post ovpt.jpg|1949 large character File:E China kyo surch.jpg|1949 $1 on $10 Nanjing surcharge File:E China train runner 1949.2.7.jpg|$13 train and post runner File:E china Hangchow surch.jpg File:E China star surch.jpg File:E China map army.jpg|1949 $50 Huayin Lianyungang File:SW China Mao.jpg File:E China farmers.jpg File:East China postal service.jpg| "1949" only 
 * In 1949, a design of tranportation methods for the 7th anniversary of the Shandong Postal System was issued, perf and imperf. It was inscribed East China Post A.png. The $5 value was normally overprinted with a small or large
 * Also in 1949, two Rep. of China Sun Yat-sen stamps were surcharged East China Post A.png with Kyo char.png in the center for Nanjing.
 * Also in 1949, a series with a locomotive and postal runner was issued, dated "1949.2.7".
 * The Huayin Lianyungang Victory series was released, now inscribed East China Post.png.





 File:East China 8th route army.jpg|1949 $270 8th Route Army File:East China Mao w hat.jpg|1949 $500 Mao File:NW China victory.jpg 

Parcel post
 File:E Chi parcel surch A.jpg|$2000 on $10 surcharge File:E China parcels geese.jpg|$50,000 on $5 surcharge File:E china parcels.jpg|$5000 on $3000 surcharge 
 * In 1949, the $10 Republic of China geese stamps are surcharged Parcel post long.png and the new denomination in a box together at the top, then East China Post A.png, then the first line repeated with the elements switched.
 * In 1950, Republic of China geese stamps including the unissued 10c value were surcharged with a vertical East China Post A.png and a horizontal Parcel post long.png and denomination in Chinese overprinted twice, plus stars striking out the old inscription and value. Why not just print this only on colored paper or something?
 * Also in 1950, two values each from the last two Republic of China parcel post stamps were surcharged in horizontal lines. Parcel post long.png was at the top, then the denomination in Chinese, then East China Post A.png and then the denomination again in case you missed it.

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