Is This From China, Japan?

Hi guys,
Could I have some help identifying this stamp
I do not understand a thing on it..lol
Cheers



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I located the base stamp (without overprint) in an on-line catalogue of East China. The date on the stamp is 1949. Do not know what the overprint means.
Added: Looked a bit further & found the overprinted stamp as a 1950 PRC stamp. Don't know what numbering system the catalogue uses, but the numbers it gives are 81 (orange red, perf 12.5) or 81A (reddish orange, perf 14). The denominations on the two stamps are identical. The East China numbers were 49 & 49A but the colors given for these were both orange red.

Hi JLL
Well that's a start! lol
Thank you for spending the time to check for me mate, they all look the same to me...

This is from China,my friend had showed something like it to me.

aristotelian! A good clue to watch for on Chinese stamps is that 1st character in the upper left corner. If you see that character it's from China! The Stars imply that it is Red China!Just some basic points for quicker self identification of these stamps!

China People's Republic 1950 SG 878.

SG=Stanley Gibbons

This site calls it a local overprint: http://www.freestampcatalogue.com/s...verprints-5v

Hey guys ,
Thank you very much for your input.
I collect mainly pre-decimal Australia but because I bought a heap of on paper stuff cheaply I sell some o ebay for a bit of fun, and to fund my collection.
Those pointers @warrehouse are very handy mate, thank you.
My ebay id for those who'd like to browse is "items4money"
Cheers guys