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Item ID: 174867  
  

China Old Colour Postcard PORT ARTHUR Martyrs Patriotic Tower Paiyushan Mountain

Vintage Old Colour Picture Postcard, China. Chinese. Martyrs Tower, The Patriotic Tower on Paiyushan Mountain 218 meters high. 旅順 白玉山上 表忠塔 高 二百十八尺.

Publisher: 日華堂書店發行
Faults: Creases at upper centre (horizontal) & 3 corners, marks & surface wear on back, small tear 6mm at upper right
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.

Price:£1.99€2.59US$2.73

China Old Colour Postcard PORT ARTHUR Martyrs Patriotic Tower Paiyushan Mountain


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