Manchukuo

Manchukuo, or 滿洲國, also called Manchuria, was a country in northeastern China.  File:Manchukuo 6f 6 char.jpg|1935 6f definitive. Note 6 character inscription. File:Manchukuo castle.jpg|1937 7f definitive. File:Manchukuo orchid.jpg|1937 2½f orchid crest engraved definitive. File:Manchukuo White Mtn.jpg|1937 5f White Mountains engraved definitive. File:Manchukuo double.jpg|1937 New Year 1938. File:Manchukuo crane.jpg|1940 4f Kang Teh visit. File:Manchukuo litho.jpg|1944 6f lithographed definitive.
 * Already controlling the South Manchuria Railway in the region, Japanese forces invaded in 1931, setting up a puppet government. Its first issue was released in July 1932, unwatermarked definitives with a 5-character inscription at top.
 * Following a commemorative issue, several definitives were re-released with watermark.
 * In 1934-36, definitives in the same design were released on granite paper, now with a 6-character inscription.
 * In 1935, new litho definitives were released with an orchid crest or mountain in the clouds design. These only used the crest as an country identifier, otherwise only inscribed 郵便 ("post").
 * That orchid crest would appear on all following issues.
 * In 1944, litho definitives were issued. These are in a grainy print and in relatively pale colors.
 * At the end of World War II, Manchukuo stamps were overprinted locally in Chinese characters. There are many different overprints, printed and handstamped, and forgeries do exist. See also:
 * an online catalog with town identification
 * The region would be returned to Chinese postal services soon after.



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