1902 (April 15) usage of Postal Card 1c red with lengthy message in German headed "Puoly" and signed "R Pieper/Missionaer", to Germany with oval 'PEKING/APR. 22 1902' bilingual datestamp, Kiautschou Yacht 5pf affixed and tied by 'TSINGTAU/2 5/02' cds, 'CAMEN' arrival cds. A very similar item (also with 1c Coiling Dragon cancelled at Peking) carried in the same mail sold at our our auction of 2.3.2023 for $1500.
1905 (Dec 3) usage of 'Gruss aus China' PPC (illustrations on both sides) with message in German headed "Puoly via Tsingtau" and signed "R Pieper" (a German missionary), to Bavaria with 1c Coiling Dragon (just trimmed at top) tied by superb Chinese-characters cds & large 'chop' in red below, largely superb 'CHINAN' bilingual cds, Kiautschou 5pf affixed and tied by 'TSINGTAU/12 2/05' cds, very fine double-circle 'UNTERJOCH/16/JAN/06' arrival cds, light stain at the base & minor imperfections. Very attractive.
1916 (Oct 28) WWI usage of Russian 3k Postal Card with 35mm Cyrillic POW cachet in violet, to a German engineer in Peking with 1k added, Cyrillic Peking cds of 3.11.16 and German 'PEKING/16.11/16/DEUTSCHE POST' cds, two filing holes at the base otherwise very fine. The message written in German from a POW who requests tobacco & old newspapers in German English or French & states papers from neutral territories (as was China) are permitted. Rare usage to China, enhanced by the Russian PO in Peking datestamp.
