China/Manchuria Russo-Japanese War (1904-05) Port Arthur (Royjun/Lvshun) Vestige postcard sets, 3 sets of 6. The 1st set of 6 cards with commemorative cancel 'Visiting Hill 203' (Mount Vysokaya in Russian) dated 6.7.31. Battle Hill 203 was one of the fiercest during the war. The 2nd set with the commemorative cancel 'Visiting the Pagoda of Loyalty of Emperor, Mt Baiyu, Port Arthur' (now renamed Baiyusan Pagoda), also dated 6.7.31. The pagoda was built in 1910 to commemorate the victory of the Russo-Japanese war & this set shows the views, structure & history of the pagoda. Last set with commemorative cancel 'The Ancient Battlefield Leeswen'. This is part of a postcard collection from a Japanese traveller to China between 1900s-30s. (18)
Estimate A$250
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