Sinkiang Def 008 Dr. Sun Yat–sen Issue, Hongkong Dah Tung Print, with Overprint Reading "Restricted for Use in Sinkiang" (1940) (AB08)

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

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.