China 1905 Old Hand Tinted Postcard 1 CAMPAGNIE 10 REGIMENT Port Arthur Soldiers

Vintage Colour Hand Tinted Old Postcard. 1905. China. Chinese. Port Arthur. Military Uniform. Group of Soldiers with Guns. 1. Compagnie 10. Regiment. 旅順.

Postally Used in 1905 with Great Britain King Edward 7th 1/2d stamp, addressed to Manor Park, Essex London.

Publisher: The Empire Series London W.C.
Series No: 8
Stamp: GB KE7 1/2d
Condition: Used
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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£16.99

€22.09

US$23.28

China 1905 Old Hand Tinted Postcard 1 CAMPAGNIE 10 REGIMENT Port Arthur Soldiers

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