postmark. During the occupation period, local issues were used in Guernsey and Jersey after British stocks ran out. British stamps were again in use 1945–1958. On 10 May 1948, the only general issue for the whole Channel Islands was introduced. British Regional issues were used from 1958 till 1 October 1969 when Guernsey and Jersey began separate postal administration and issued their own stamps. Alderney began local issues in 1983. The 1948 general issue commemorated the third anniversary of the liberation. There were two values: 1d and 2½d. The stamps were also valid throughout Britain. Dates 1948 only Capital St Helier (Jersey); St Peter Port (Guernsey) Currency 12 pence = 1 shilling; 20 shillings = 1 Jersey pound/Guernsey pound Main Article See also Alderney; Great Britain (Regional Issues); Guernsey; Jersey Charkari Dates 1894 – 1940 Currency 12 pies = 1 anna; 16 annas = 1 rupee Refer Indian Native States Chile Dates 1853 – Capital Santiago Currency (1853) 100 centavos = 1 peso (1960) 10 milesimos = 1 centesimo; 100 centesimos = 1 escudo (1975) 100 centesimos = 1 peso Main Article Postage stamps and postal history of Chile Includes Tierra del Fuego China Refer Chinese Empire; Chinese Nationalist Republic (Taiwan); Chinese People's Republic; Chinese Republic; Shanghai; Taiwan China (British Post Offices) The offices were in Amoy (opened 1844), Canton (1844), Foochow (1844), Ningpo (1844), Shanghai (1844), Swatow (1861), Hankow (1872), Kiungchow (1873), Tientsin (1882) and Chefoo (1903). All closed on 30 November 1922. The stamps continued to be used until 1930 in Wei–Hei–Wei, a colony which was leased to Britain from 1898 to 1 October 1930 and was then returned to China. The stamps were Hong Kong types overprinted CHINA. Dates 1917 – 1930 Currency 100 cents = 1 dollar Refer British Post Offices Abroad China (British Railway Administration) The Chinese half cent stamp of 1898 was surcharged 5 cents and overprinted BRA. The stamps were used for collection of a late letter fee on letters posted in a mail van on British operated railways. Dates 1901 only Currency 100 cents = 1 dollar Refer British Post Offices Abroad China Expeditionary Force The China Expeditionary Force was an international army sent to China in 1900. It relieved Peking and suppressed the Boxer Rebellion. It continued to police northern China until 1906, though a small contingent remained after that. Indian stamps overprinted CEF were used at various foreign post offices