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Sinkiang Def 008 Dr. Sun Yat–sen Issue, Hongkong Dah Tung Print, with Overprint Reading "Restricted for Use in Sinkiang" (1940)

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Stamp SN AB08
Stamp Name Sinkiang Def 008 Dr. Sun Yat–sen Issue, Hongkong Dah Tung Print, with Overprint Reading "Restricted for Use in Sinkiang" (1940)
Stamp Cat Standard Definitive Stamps
Stamp Cat Chiefs Of State, Emblems
Issue date 1940-12-03
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The issue date of each stamp follows,Stamp No. Sheet composition Issue date Unwatermarked SD8.1 20×10 3. 2.1941 SD8.2 20×10 SD8.3-8.4 20×10 18. 1.1943 SD8.5-8.9 10×5 3.12.1940 Watermarked SD8.10-8.13 20×10 3.12.1940   The overprint was arranged by the Postal Supply Department at Shanghai with a lacal printing press and was made in black ink. The characters 〝限新省貼用〞(restricted for use in Sinkiang) of the Regular-Writing style were overprinted in a horizontal line between the national emblem and Dr. Sun's portrait.