Auction: 15037 - Autographs, Historical Documents, Ephemera and Postal History
Lot: 163
Documents
China
Boxed Rebellion
1900-01 an extensive collection based on the German forces with a very good selection of stampless military covers, some bearing the boxed handstamp "feldpostbrief" with examples from Shanghai including Chinese 1c. postal stationery cards (2), several picture post cards; Chefoo picture post cards (3); Hankow including a scarce picture post card of the Soldiers Camp near Hankow; a valuable selection of Peking with the scarce serif-letter "peking/deutsche post" circular cancellation type 6 (8), registered cover to Austria, China 1c. postal stationery card cancelled by Peking dated oval (2), a fine chromo-litho military card, picture post cards and other items. Also a group of original photographs with views of Peking including some enlargements of the Forbidden City, city gates in Peking, military personnel, local Chinese with some groups. A fine and interesting lot. (85 covers, 53 postcards, 45 photographs). Photo
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Estimate
£5,000 to £6,000