Japanese 5 Ri Postcard upfranked with half Sen

Japan, late 1870s, 5 Ri Postcard – Sakura P11 – upfranked with a ½ Sen stamp – Sakura 28a – with 2 different cancellations and an additional re strike.

Used in Japan. Good condition.

Chinese Vintage Postcard with Children Shanghai 1905

Chinese Children Vintage Postcard Shanghai Schwerin 1905

 

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Chinese Children Vintage Postcard Shanghai Schwerin 1905China 1905: b/w vintage postcard entitled “Chinesenkinder” (Chinese children).

Attached is a 4 cent coiling dragon-stamp. 2 different Shanghai- and French Post in China-postmarks, Schwerin arrival-strike.

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Ottoman Empire Postcard 2 Stamps to Germany

Old Turkey Postcard Barbers in Constantinople 1912

 

Ottoman Empire, Turkey: Vintage postcard depicting barbers and customers for an haircut in the streets. 2 x 2 Paras stamps with bilingual Constantinople-cancellations. Sent to Bavaria, Germany.

Good condition.

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Deutsche Seepost Asiatische Hauptlinie f Postcard China Stamp

Deutsche Seepost Asian Line Postcard 1903 to England

Deutsche Seepost: b/w postcard depicting an Egyptian lady hitting the water pipe. Shipped 1903 as postcard by Deutsche Seepost to England.

10 Pfennig Germania stamp with “China” imprint, Deutsche Seepost Asiatische Hauptlinie f 24 7 03 – cancellation.

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Old Siam Postcard shipped by German Cruiser Hertha 1902

Siam Postcard as German Ship Post Cruiser Hertha

Thailand, Siam: Vintage postcard with impressive temple.

Attached is a German 5 Pfennig Germania stamp, tied by a ship post cancellation: „Kais. Deutsche Marine Schiffspost No, 39 17. 1. 02“ Good condition.

This vessel, SMS Hertha, was a protected cruiser of the Victoria Louise class, built for the German Imperial Navy (Kaiserliche Marine) in the 1890s. Hertha served abroad in the German East Asia Squadron for the first six years of her career; she served briefly as the Squadron flagship in 1900. She contributed a landing party to the force that captured the Taku Forts during the Boxer Rebellion in 1900.

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Old Singapore Postal History 3 Postcards and 1 Aerogram

Singapore Postal History Lot of 4

Postal History Singapore Lot of 4 Postcards and Aerogram Singapore 3 Postcards 1905, 1932, 1948 and an aerogram as small lot of Singapore postal history.

The postcards depict Collyer Quay, Hong Kong Night and St. Andrews Cathedral. Different stamps and cancellations. 2 have been sent to Austria, one to India. The aerogram is from the University of Singapore.

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Lot of 6 Postcards with Railway Cancellations Austria 1915

Lot of 6 postal cards, photo-postcards and postcard from the time of the 1 World War, 1915. At all 6 items are horse-drawn light railway cancellations. K.uk. Pferdefeldbahn No. 5 Betriebssektion No. 2 and No. 3, Pferdefeldbahn -Trainbegleitungskadron No. 3 Sektion 3, 16 Zug and. No.4, Pferdefeldbahn No. 3 B.S.3.

All are in good condition.

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Tianjin Vintage Postcard Yamen Viceroy Lutai Strike

Old Chinese postcard, embossed, depicting the Viceroy's Yaman. At the reverse is a clear Lutai-cancellation. Unused, good condition.

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Chinese Vintage Postcard English Consulate Hankow 1910

English Consulate Hankow Postcard 1910

Old Chinese postcard „Hankow- The English Consulate“. View at the consulate with a Chinese in front of the building. Franked with a pair of 2 Fen stamps, Hankou cancellation, Peking transit-strike. Hankou to Berlin, 1914. Good condition.

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German Ship-Post Boxer Rebellion Postcard Shanghai to Germany 1901

Old Chinese b/w postcard: „Alt-Shanghai. Chinesisches Teehaus“. Sent as fieldpost-card by Marine Schiffspost No. 38, the SMS Gefion, which cruised during the Boxer Rebellion period.


Clear cancellations. Shanghai to Neustadt in Germany in 1901. Good condition.

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Chefoo East Beach Postcard with Russian Stamp, precanceled

China, Chefoo East Beach overprinted Russian Stamp

Chefoo (Yantai): Color postcard with view at western buildings at the East Beach of Yantai. Attached is an overprinted Russian stamp for use in China. Unused, good condition.
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Imperial China: Hand painted postcard with Hong Kong Stamp and Shanghai Cancellation

Imperial China: Hand painted postcard with 2 children

 

Imperial China: Hand painted postcard with 2 children. Franked with a 4 Cents King George Hong Kong stamp. Full Shanghai cancellation. Shanghai to Glasgow 1906.

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Vintage Zeppelin Photo-postcard, red visit strike

Zeppelin Photo-postcard, red cancellation to commemorate visit

Zeppelin Photo-postcard: „ Friedrichshafen a. B. Neue Luftschiffhalle mit LZ 127 Graf Zeppelin“.

It shows the airship over the hangar. Oval shaped, red cancellation to commemorate the visit of the airship: „ Zur Erinnerung an die Besichtigung des Luftschiffes Graf Zeppelin.“

Postally used in 1933, good condition.

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SMS Adria Marine Fieldpost 1915. Censor Mark

Dubrovnik Ragusa vintage postcard with people in national costumes.
„Zensuriert S.M.S. Adria 7.II.15 Marine-Feldpost“ – cancellation.



Pola to Koenigshof. Fine condition.

Singapore postcard from 1934 Sago Manufactory

Old b/w Singapore postcard „Sago Manufactory“. Photo postcard, depicting workers carrying sacks.



1934 as postcard to Hungary. Fine condition.

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Zeppelin Postcard Flight Switzerland 1930

Zeppelin, Luftschiff-Postkarte. Franked with a 1 Mark airmail stamp, Luftschiff Graf Zeppelin 17. 6. 1930 – cancellation. Zuerich Fluplatz – arrival strike.



View at Lauterburg at reverse.

Fine condition.

Small Lot of POW Postcards from Russian Camps. WWI

Six postcards from 1915-1918 sent from Russian POW camps to Austria. The come from the priosoner of war camps Kolcogina, Werschne Udinsk, Pjeschczanka near Tschita, Krasnbojarsk, Skobelew, Gubernov.









Russian and Austrian censor - cancellations, one with Correspondanse des Prisonniers de guerre – strike.

The Red Cross postcard is the reply part.

Fine condition.

Ludwig Hesshaimer signed Field-Post and Philately Day Postcard

Ludwig Hesshaimer: 2 portcards, designed by Ludwig Hesshaimer one sent by Hesshaimer as fieldpost with signature and text.






The Autograph comes with a Certificate of Authenticity.

The second item is a postal-card, designed by Hesshaier for the 8. Austrian Stamp Day in in Moedlig, 1929. Attached is a set oft he commemorative staps, also designed by him. The 3 Groschen-stamp is tied by a Philatelistentag Moedling - cancellation.

Both postcards are in fine condition.

Ludwig Hesshaimer (1872- 1956) was a colonel during World War 1 and official Kriegszeichner. He was fascinated by stamps all his life and became one of Austria’s most important designer for stamps, postcards and post-cards.

His cycle „Heil und Sieg"is one of his best knowm series of graphis, done during WW1 in Russian Poland.

WWI: POW Mail Nisch, Serbia to Wien. 1915

W.W.I.: b/w postcard from Nisch in Serbia (Kara-Gjorgje street). Prisoner of War-Commando for Officers. As Red-Cross POW-mail to Wien.






„Prisonnier de guerre“-, Serbian Lager-, Red-Cross Austria-cancellations.

Fine condition.

American Post in China: Old Dock in Shanghai Postcard

Decorative tinted postcard „ Old Dock in Shanghai". Franked with a 2 cents US - stamp, tied by American cancellation.



Sent to Koenigswinter in Germany. Fine condition.