By: Interasia Auctions Limited
lot # 2242 - 4: China foreign post offices
German Offices in China, Prisoner of War Mail : 1918 (5 Feb.) unfranked prisoner-of-war envelope from a crew member of the German Torpedo Boat S90 to Shanghai (6.2; one of the day slugs inverted in bilingual arrival c.d.s.) showing "Prisoner… War" red h.s., with small framed censor chop adjacent and on reverse "Nanking" segmented origin c.d.s. and "Internierungslager in Nanking" violet bilingual oval censor h.s., slightly reduced at top and central vertical fold, fine usage; also included is 1908 picture postcard (S.M. Torpedo Boat S90 at Yokohama) from Tsingtau to Berlin bearing Germany 5pf. cancelled by "Kais. Deutsche/Marine-/Schiffspost/No. 75" c.d.s.
Estimate HK$ 2,500 - 3,000
The crew of the Torpedo Boat S90 were interned at Nanking, beginning in August 1914.
Estimate: HK$ 2,500 - 3,000
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