Vintage postcard “Der Krieg in China” (The War in China). The postcard depicts German ships, marines, a Chinese (Li Hong Zhang) and a satirical poem:
Li Hong Zhang, think twice,
don’t make us Germans angry,
’cause we Germans we can’t
take a joke – you will see!
Unused, light toning from age.
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Antique Japanese lacquer photo-album, well filled ( both sides front and reverse) with photos from the end of the 19th century.
Remarkable are the photos with Li Hongzhang or Li Hung-chang 李鸿章 (1823 – 1901), who was a leading statesman of the late Qing Empire. He quelled several major rebellions and served in important positions of the Imperial Court, including the premier viceroyalty of Zhili. In the 1860s he visited Germany, meeting Bismarck and Wilhelm II.
The other photos are mostly about this group of artists, who visited China and performed there. Some photos of military, ship crew and even a photo of Coatham Road Redcar (UK), probably the hometown of the group.
The album is 7,4 x 5,4 inches (18,7 x 13,4 cm). Folding album with one fold separated and another roughly repaired. The photos are mostly in good quality.
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Boxer Uprising: Lithographed mocking postcard: China as old lady barricaded behind Peking city gate. In front of the gate are the western allies, trying to get in.
Inscription: „Nur wer die Sehnsucht kennt, ahnt, was wir leiden.” ( Who knows yearning only knows about our suffering ).
Sent as postcard from Weissenkirchen to Wolfsburg in Carynthia. Fine condition.
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Germany, China 1905: b/w postcard, depicting German infantry on horses.
Tianjin Postcard with violet „2. (Berittene) Kompanie, 2. Ostas. Inftr. Regts“ – square cachet .
Tientsin to Neu-Ruppin 1905.
Minor wear.
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Decorative vintage postcard depicting the German WWI steamer Gefion. Portrait of Prince Heinrich.
Used as advertising postcard: “Thüringer Kaffee-Würze, feinste Kaffeeverbesserungsmittel”.
Unused postcard in very good condition.
Gefion initially served with the main German fleet and frequently escorted Kaiser Wilhelm II’s yacht Hohenzollern on trips to other European countries, including a state visit to Russia in 1897. In late 1897, Gefion was reassigned to the East Asia Squadron; she arrived there in May 1898.
The ship took part in the Battle of Taku Forts in June 1900 during the Boxer Rebellion in China.
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1 Cents Imperial Chinese Post – postal card, hand drawing at the front side. It depicts the lager and the walls of protection with flags.
Upfranked with ½ + 1 + 2 Cents stamps, tied by 3 bilingual oval-cancellations: Peking Mar. 10. 1901.
Fine condition, clean and fresh.
Scarce old photograph from China entitled “Rebels Enlisting at Chefoo”.
Size: 5,6 x 4 is the size of the actual photo, 6,5 x 5 inches is the size of the photo + margins.
Fine condition.
China Mocking Postcard. Deutscher Bund, 1899
Scarce early, lithographed color postcard entitled„ Nur immer rein in den deutschen Bund!” (Just come in and join the German League). The postcard depicts Germans and an American black man with a beer mug. A Chinese soldier with pigtail and a German spiked helmet stands in a door. 1899 sent from Muenster to Dortmund. Slight wear, scarce. |
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.
China, Boxer Uprising Period: Field-Postcard ( Deutsche Reichspost ) Qingdao to Friedrichsort near Kiel in Germany.
Very fine condition.
