China Hong Kong KE7 4c Old UB Postcard Chinese Prisoner Cangue, Police, Shanghai

Vintage Colour Old Undivided Back Hand Tinted Colour Postcard. c.1900. China. Ethnic Life. Chinese Prisoner Prisoners in Cangue. Police, Policeman. Costumes. Postally Used with Hong Kong Hongkong China King Edward 7th 44c, tied Shanghai (British Post Office).

Sent from: Shanghai Br. PO
Addressed to: London
Stamp: HK KEVII 4c
Condition: Used
Background: A cangue is a device used for public humiliation and corporal punishment in China and other parts of Asia. It was similar to the stocks used in the West, except that the board of the cangue was not fixed to a base, and had to be carried around by the prisoner.

Price:

£44.99

€58.49

US$61.64

China Hong Kong KE7 4c Old UB Postcard Chinese Prisoner Cangue, Police, Shanghai

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