満州国切手 臨時国勢調査記念 1940年(昭和15)9月10日発行
1940年9月、満州国で初めての国勢調査が実施された。この調査は、同時に日本(7311万人)や朝鮮半島(2355万人)でも実施され、それぞれの統計が1941年に公表されている。それによると、当時の満州の人口は、21エリア(新京特別市から吉林省など19省及び北満特別区総計で4277万人と集計されている。切手はこれを記念して発行され、「調査員と地図(2f)」と「申告用紙(4f)」がデザインされている。 参考:ウイキペディア「満州国の国勢調査儀」2022.6.16
Manchurian stamp Extraordinary census commemoration Issued on September 10, 1940 (Showa 15) In September 1940, the first census was conducted in Manchuria. This survey was also conducted in Japan (73.11 million people) and the Korean Peninsula (23.55 million people), and the statistics for each were published in 1941. According to the report, the population of Manchuria at that time was calculated to be 42.77 million in 21 areas (19 provinces from Hsinking Special City to Jilin Province and Kitaman Special District in total. Stamps were issued in commemoration of this. "Investigator and map (2f)" and "declaration form (4f)" are designed. Reference: Wikipedia "Census Ceremony of Manchuria" 6.16.2022