1901 "S.M.S. Aspern", three cards to Austria, Trieste and Bavaria, two with Austrian franking, canceled 16 April and 14 June, 1901, unfranked card used 17 February, with violet "Feldpost S.M.S. Aspern" and "Wien 27.3.01" arrival pmks. Other markings included "K.u.K. Kriegsmarine S.M.S. Aspern" and framed "Paket Boot", fine group of cards from the "Aspern", stationed at Taku (the Austro-Hungarian Expedition Corps was dispatched to China in 1900. This force included the cruisers "SMS Kaiserin und Konigin Maria Theresia", "SMS Kaiserin Elisabeth", "SMS Aspern", and "SMS Zenta") (Image)

Est.US$500

1901 "S.M.S. Kaiserin Elisabeth", two cards, one sent on 27 April, 1901 (while at Weihaiwei), endorsed "Feldpost", with violet "Kriegsmarine SMS Kaiserin Elisabeth" cachet, addressed to Pola, with Pirano transit and arrival pmks, the other handstamped Feldpost, with corresponding K.u.K. Kriegsmarine SMS Kaiserin Elisabeth" (12.7.01) departure pmk, addressed to Vienna, with arrival pmk alongside (Image)

Est.US$500

1901 "S.M.S. Kaiserin und Konigin Maria Theresia", three cards to Trieste, Vienna, Wurzburg, first sent 20 February 1901, with violet Naval cachet, others April 1901 and May 1902, last one with Austrian franking, appropriate departure and arrival markings, fine (Image)

Est.US$500

1901 "S.M.S.Zenta", two stampless cards, addressed 10 March 1901 to Prague and 16 July to Waldegg, showing "S.M.Schiff Zenta Feldpost" handstamps in violet or black, also K.u.K.Kriegsmarine S.M.S. Zenta departure cds, fine (the ship's captain, Eduard von Montalmar and seventy-three men joined the force that stormed the Taku Forts on 17 June, 1901. Montalmar and three sailors were killed during the war with another four sailors later dying of their wounds) (Image)

Est.US$500

1903 (3 Dec) stampless cover with "K.u.K.Gesandtschafts Schutzwache In Peking" two-line handstamp, corresponding "Wachdetachement" departure pmk, endorsed "Porto Freie Dienstsache", addressed to Pola, with 23.12.03 arrival pmk, filing fold, otherwise fine usage from Austrian Legation Guards unit (when the foreign powers were given the right to maintain military units to guard their legations, approximately 200 Austrian marines were assigned to this duty and a military post office was established for their use in 1903 in Peking) (Image)

Est.US$250

1906 (19 Oct) picture postcard franked with two Austrian adhesives, tied by "K.u.K.Gesandtschafts Wachdetachement Peking" departure pmk, registered to Austria, with Registry label (crossed out "S.M.S. Schiff" and handstamped "K.u.K.Gesandtschafts Wach Detachement Peking"), Wien arrival (28.XI) and sent back to China, with "Retour" in blue crayon and "Gestorben Decede" label (addressee died), fine and undoubtedly rare registered usage from the Austrian Legation Guards in China (Image)

Est.US$750

1911 (23 Aug) official cover to Vienna, handstamped "K.u.K. Marine Detachement in Peking", with corresponding departure pmk, with Registry label (overprinted over "S.M.S. Schiff" with "K.u.K. Marine Detachement Peking"), small tear at top, otherwise fine (without arrival pmk) (Image)

Est.US$200

1911 (25 Jan) Hungarian stationery 5f card addressed to Laibach, perfectly struck "K.u.K. Marine Detachement in Peking" departure pmk, fine and most unusual (Image)

Est.US$300