1907 two picture postcards from Peking, addressed to a crew-member aboard Austrian Naval Cruiser "S.M.S. Franz Josef I" in Shanghai, each card with appropriate C.I.P. Coiling Dragon adhesives, tied by departure pikes (one on both sides), with Shanghai arrival and Local Post cancels, the ship has already sailed to Japan and both cards were forwarded to Yokohama and Kobe, with directional markings and arrival pmks, delivered without any further Japanese charges, fine-v.f., scarce usage to an Austrian warship in Chinese and Japanese waters (Image)

Est.US$500