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臨時国勢調査記念 << 1940年(昭和15年) 9月10日 >> 7-4-21

Manchurian stamp Extraordinary census commemoration
Issued on September 10, 1940 (Showa 15)

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