China 1904 Old Hand Tinted Postcard Port Arthur Harbour, Panorama General View 4

Vintage Colour Hand Tinted Old Postcard. China Chinese. Port Arthur. Panorama, General View. Mountains, Hills, Harbour, Boats, Houses. Postally Used in 1904 with Great Britain King Edward 7th 1/2d stamp, tied Richmond Surrey.

Series No: 4
Faults: Minor wear and marks, crease at top left tip
Background: Port Arthur, on the Liaotung peninsula in the south of Russian-occupied Manchuria, had been fortified into a major naval base by the Russians. The Japanese needed to control the sea in order to fight a war on the Asian mainland, so their first military objective was to neutralize the Russian fleet at Port Arthur.

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China 1904 Old Hand Tinted Postcard Port Arthur Harbour, Panorama General View 4

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