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Tuesday, November 18, 2008

Imperial China: Postcard with Missionaries. Tsintau Cancelation

1898: b/w postcard depicting German missionaries on the leave. German soldiers and Chinese seeing them off.







Attached is a German 10 Pfennig stamp with a China imprint, tied by a TSINTAU China 26/12 98 - cancellation. Wilhelmshaven arrival mark.

Slight wear, a few brown spots form aging at the top border.