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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Attractive Raphael Kirchner Postcard
Decorative Art Nouveau postcard by Raphael Kirchner. It is a scarcer one.
It depicts the portrait of a pretty young lady in a heart.
Artist signed: Raphael Kirchner Paris. B.K. W.I. 539. III
Good condition. A few lines at reverse but you used as postcard.
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Ca. 1910: Attractive, scarce, unusual Carnival Postcard. Most decorative lithographed postcard with a strange content: A Harlequin with sabre dominates the left side of the postcard. The right upper part shows a crowd in the street watching a burning house.
The inscription reads: “ 10,000 Gun Licenses. Prince Carnival is a humdinger this year „.
So what’s the story? Thieves stole 10.000 gun licenses from the magistrate in old Prague and set the house on fire afterwards.
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Chinese vintage postcard with tribunal scene, executioners, torture devices with sword. “Un tribunal a Moukden”.
Russian and French imprints. Unused, very fine condition.
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Scarce Wiener Werkstaette Postcard: Wien: Die Michaelerkirche. ( St. Michael’s Church )
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W.W: Wien Nr. 140 ( Imprint in yellow at the back side ). Lithograph.
Sent to Mrs. Helene Hesshaimer, Kronstadt.
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Russian-Japanese War: Decorative mocking postcard with Russian and Japanese boats, naval battle with Russian marines winning.
Used as postcard in 1904, Prague cancellation.
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Korean Water Post Sellers. Postcard with Ninsen Cancellation.
Old Korean postcard, depicting a seller of water pots. A huge wooden frame with huge water bowls on his back.
b/w postcard, bilingual text.
½ Sen stamp, tied by Ninsen (Chemulpo) Chosen 18. 7. 18 – cancellation.
Unused, fine condition.
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Chinese vintage postcard, depicting barbers and their customers in Tianjin (Tientsin).
Franked with an overprinted 5 Kopek stamp, Russian cancellation from 1907.
Neat writing, fine condition.
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WWI: Corrida de Toros. Per carta amico non lasciarti infilzare.
Lithographed mocking postcard depicting a torrero and Austrian Emperor Francis Josef, hit by a bull.
Artist signed. Unused, good condition.
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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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