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1945 unissued set of four, 3f+47f green, 6+44f carmine, se-tenant horizontal pairs, n.h., post office fresh, natural tiny inclusion specks, v.f. (announced in 1941, printed in 1944, and scheduled to be issued in September 1945, these se-tenant semi postal stamps were never released. As the Japanese surrendered in August 1945 and control of the area was returned to China, these stamps were destroyed. Only later did two or three sheets of each issue reach the philatelic marketplace. The patriotic inscription at the bottom of the design alternates between Japanese and Chinese, creating the se-tenant variety. The 3f+47f reads "Spirit of Youth Conquers the Sky," and the 6f+44f "Dedicate Planes and Crush the Dreaded Enemy.")
Estimate: $5000