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<p>It's most probably written vertically, right to left:</p>

<p>七年八月十一 Year 7, Month 8, 11(th day). 1938/8/11 (Year 1 is 1932).</p>

<p>No idea what the 九/9 at the end stands for. </p>

<p>EDIT</p>

<p>As Wang Dingwei says, Henan wasn't part of Manchukuo. So year 7 is probably 1918. <a href="http://zh.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E6%B0%91%E5%9C%8B%E7%B4%80%E5%B9%B4" rel="nofollow noreferrer">紀元轉換</a></p>

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Usually it's the serial number of the rubber stamp but I could be wrong.
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七年 as in 民国七年， should be 1918
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九 means time, 9 AM. Here is a [comprehensive source](http://www.p1878.com/bbs/viewthread.php?tid=46657&extra=page%3D2&page=1).
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<p>Another postmark question: I don't know which year it is (perhaps 1918, 1928?). </p>

<p><img src="https://i.sstatic.net/PnAJf.jpg" alt="Kikungshan"></p>

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Chinese Year on a Postmark
# Chinese Year on a Postmark

(Asked by: username_0 on 2014-12-04)

Another postmark question: I don't know which year it is (perhaps 1918, 1928?).

![Kikungshan](https://i.sstatic.net/PnAJf.jpg)

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### Answer by username_1 on 2014-12-05. Score: 2

![enter image description here](https://i.sstatic.net/hyhmW.jpg)

It's most probably written vertically, right to left:

七年八月十一 Year 7, Month 8, 11(th day). 1938/8/11 (Year 1 is 1932).

No idea what the 九/9 at the end stands for.

EDIT

As username_2 says, Henan wasn't part of Manchukuo. So year 7 is probably 1918. [紀元轉換](http://zh.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E6%B0%91%E5%9C%8B%E7%B4%80%E5%B9%B4)

> **Comments:**
> **username_2**: Usually it's the serial number of the rubber stamp but I could be wrong.  
> **username_2**: 七年 as in 民国七年， should be 1918  
> **username_3**: 九 means time, 9 AM. Here is a [comprehensive source](http://www.p1878.com/bbs/viewthread.php?tid=46657&extra=page%3D2&page=1).  

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