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I have visited frequently as a guest and have now registered and added myself to the roll call. I wonder if someone can help with a query.

I have a Chinese stamp that I cannot seem to find in the Gibbons specialised catalogue or any on-line listings. It is a one cent stamp in green, showing the Temple of Heaven. From the inscription it is clearly the Republic of China and I’d guess it is from the 1920s or 1930s and is recess printed. There are a number of stamps showing the Temple of Heaven, but none the same as this. There also do not seem to be one cent stamps in green: yellow/brown is the typical colour for that value. Have I missed something obvious in identifying this? Does anyone have any suggestions as to where I can find it listed?

This is a revenue stamp. The characters indicating 'duty stamp' are

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'First I'll steal all the money, then I'll kill everybody, and then I'll go away', Père Ubu

Thanks very much! I wondered if it might be. Can anyone suggest an accurate date? Presumably prior to 1941-2, when inflation meant that there was little need for one cent denominations?

This stamp was from 1941-1945 pseudo Nanjing National Government which backs up by the Japan.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Reorganized_National_Government_of_China



http://pm.findart.com.cn/1182333-pm.html

In Chinese-

http://jingzhou.hb-n-tax.gov.cn/art/2010/8/12/art_4470_199861.html

pseudo - Nanjing National Government (also known as the Wang Jingwei Government) was established in March 1940 and August 15, 1945 demise.

After its establishment, the "unification" of the Japanese occupied areas outside the Northeast, the Mongolia. From 1940 -1944, has issued nine sets of the Spirit Valley, the Temple of Heaven, Qianmen, the pattern of tax stamps.

Many thanks for this very helpful reply. A great first posting in reply to my first query!

You are most welcome, glad that helps!

I'm not sure that's the same set.

Zenmaster's set have a red overprint, which Jps1949's stamp doesn't appear to have.

FYI the red overprint translate to:Sample

Not sure what that means because I'm a newbie.

Or maybe the seller put it in as a watermarks?

Ah, that makes sense - the equivalent of "Specimen" then, I guess

I don't know Chinese, but I'd guess that the overprint translates as 'specimen' - so they are probably official printer's samples.