(一) 東北解放區
Liberated Area of Northeast
東北郵電管理總局發行的郵票
Stamps Issued by the General Administration of Posts and Telecommunications of Northeast
The General Administration of Posts and Telecommunications of Northeast (東北郵電管理總局) issued stamps from 1946 to 1949, produced by regional and local printing offices under wartime and transitional conditions. The 37 issues (DB1–DB37) cover definitives, commemoratives, provisional surcharges, and booklet panes, all denominated in Northeast yuan. Two items of postal stationery (DBE1, DBE2) are listed at the end of this section.
DB1
1st Print Mao Zedong Stamps
Issued 22 November 1946. Three-value Mao Zedong portrait definitive, the first general issue of Northeast China.
DB2
Double 12 Commemorative
Issued 12 December 1946. Four-value commemorative for the 10th anniversary of the Xi'an Incident.
DB3
Feb. 7th Strike Commemorative
Issued 7 February 1947. Four-value commemorative for the 24th anniversary of the February 7th railway workers' strike.
DB4
2nd Print Mao Zedong Stamps
Issued February 1947. Three-value second printing of the Mao Zedong portrait definitive.
DB5
March 8th International Women's Day
Issued 8 March 1947. Two-value commemorative for International Women's Day.
DB6
Northeast Posts overprints on March 8th, International Women's Day
Issued 19 March 1947. Two-value Northeast Posts overprint on the March 8th Women's Day stamps.
DB7
Children's Day
Issued 4 April 1947. Three-value commemorative for April 4th Children's Day.
DB8
Changed to Characters (Northeast)
Issued April 1947. Eight-value changed-character surcharge issue on the first and second Mao Zedong portrait issues.
DB9
International Labour Day on May 1st
Issued 1 May 1947. Three-value commemorative for International Labour Day.
DB10
May 4th Movement
Issued 4 May 1947. Three-value commemorative for the 28th anniversary of the May 4th Movement (1919).
DB11
Movement on May 30th, 22nd Anniversary
Issued 30 May 1947. Seven-value commemorative for the 22nd anniversary of the Movement on May 30th (1925).
DB12
Movement on May 30th, Miniature Sheet
Issued 30 May 1947. Miniature sheet containing all seven imperforate values of the May 30th commemorative set.
DB13
26th Anniversary of the Communist Party of China
Issued 1 July 1947. Four-value commemorative for the 26th anniversary of the founding of the Communist Party of China.
DB14
July 7th Incident, 10th Anniversary
Issued 7 July 1947. Four-value commemorative for the 10th anniversary of the July 7th Incident (Marco Polo Bridge Incident, 1937).
DB15
July 7th Incident, Miniature Sheet
Issued 7 July 1947. Miniature sheet for the 10th anniversary of the July 7th Incident (1937), containing all four values in imperforate format.
DB16
2nd Anniversary of the Liberation of Northeast
Issued 15 August 1947. Four-value commemorative for the 2nd anniversary of the liberation of Northeast China on 15 August 1945.
DB17
2nd Changed to Characters (Northeast)
Issued 29 August 1947. Six-value second series of Changed to surcharges on the first and second Mao Zedong portrait issues.
DB18
Sept. 18th Incident Commemorative
Issued 18 September 1947. Four-value commemorative for the 16th anniversary of the Manchurian Incident of 1931.
DB19
3rd Print Mao Zedong Stamps
Issued 5 October 1947. Third Northeast Mao Zedong portrait definitive, ten values on various paper stocks.
DB20
35th Anniversary of Double Ten Day
Issued 10 October 1947. Three-value commemorative set marking the 35th anniversary of the Double Ten Day, depicting the Northeast Administrative Committee Office Building.
DB21
11th Anniversary of the Xi'an Incident
Issued 12 December 1947. Three-value commemorative for the 11th anniversary of the Xi'an Incident.
DB22
2nd Anniversary of the Death of General Li Zhaolin
Issued 9 March 1948. Four-value commemorative for the 2nd anniversary of the death of General Li Zhaolin, in watermarked and unwatermarked editions.
DB23
International Labour Day (May Day) 1948
Issued 1 May 1948. Three-value commemorative for International Labour Day, withdrawn after one week due to a design dispute.
DB24
May 4th Youth Day 1948
Issued 4 May 1948. Three-value commemorative for May 4th Youth Day.
DB25
4th Print Mao Zedong Stamps
Issued 19 May 1948. Four-value definitive portrait of Mao Zedong, in unwatermarked (Group A) and watermarked (Group B) editions.
DB26
3rd Changed to Characters (Northeast)
Issued July 1948. Seven-value 改作 surcharge set on the third-edition Mao Zedong portrait stamps.
DB27
6th Labour Congress (Northeast)
Issued 1 August 1948. Three-value commemorative set marking the 6th National Labour Congress.
DB28
5th Print Mao Zedong (Northeast)
Issued August 1948. Two-value definitive portrait of Mao Zedong, fifth edition, in orange-yellow and yellow paper groups.
DB29
4th Surcharge Mao (Northeast)
Issued October 1948. Three-value letterpress surcharge on 4th and 5th print Mao Zedong definitives, creating $500, $1500, and $2500 denominations.
DB30
5th Surcharge Mao (Northeast)
Issued November 1948. Three-value letterpress surcharge on 1st print Mao Zedong definitives, creating $500, $1500, and $2500 denominations.
DB31
Liberation of Northeast Commemorative
Issued 1 January 1949. Three-value commemorative depicting the worker-peasant-soldier triumvirate, celebrating the liberation of all Northeast China.
DB32
6th Print Mao Zedong (Northeast)
Issued March 1949. Five-value Mao Zedong portrait definitive, the sixth Northeast printing, in white, meshed, and ribbed paper variants.
DB33
Production Design Stamps (Northeast)
Issued March 1949. Four-value production design set depicting factory and agricultural scenes, in white paper and newsprint variants.
DB34
Labour Day Commemorative Stamps (Northeast)
Issued 1 May 1949. Five-value International Labour Day commemorative.
DB35
CCP 28th Anniversary Commemorative Stamps (Northeast)
Issued 1 July 1949. Three-value commemorative for the 28th anniversary of the founding of the Communist Party of China.
DB36
August 15 4th Anniversary Commemorative Stamps (Northeast)
Issued 15 August 1949. Three-value commemorative for the 4th anniversary of the liberation of Northeast China.
DB37
Production and Construction Design Stamp (Northeast)
Issued September 1949. Single-stamp issue depicting a factory and industrial production scene.
Postal Stationery
Envelopes and Lettersheets
DBE1
Frank Envelope, Worker Congress
Issued 1 August 1948. Blue-grey frank envelope with circular red imprint, issued as a complimentary item for delegates to the Sixth National Workers' Congress in Harbin.
DBE2
Frank Lettersheet, Supporting the Army
Issued December 1948. Red frank lettersheet with printed Mao Zedong portrait, issued postage-free for correspondence to military units. Among the earliest postal stationery items bearing the Mao Zedong image.
