Covers of China

Covers and stamps tell the #history of #China.
#ChinaStamps, #ChinaCovers, #ChinaPhilately

[Alexander Voigt @AVPostalHistory]

How did the Chinese Revolution happen in 1911? A Postcard as a Witness of an Epochal Change.

Read the full story and follow me on Substack:
https://t.co/j86OTrlisE

#China #philately #stamps #postalhistory #ancient #history #Revolution #Wuhan @philalettre @HistoryStamps @HistoryStamps @First_Stamps @IrishStamps @haddadm70 @_Stampextras_ @PieceOfThe_Past @LetsTalkStamps_ @APS_stamps

[Covers of China @ChinaCovers]

#Canton #Guǎngzhōu 1910: Old view on the town and harbour.

#China #postcards #antiques #history

[Alexander Voigt @AVPostalHistory]

Lost in Transit in 1911. How a Wrapper from Germany to #Huangpu in #China failed to deliver. After a six-week odyssey, it returned to #Germany

Read the full Story on Substack: https://t.co/jzRwnXrx2X

#philately #Leipzig #auction #antiques #stamps @HistoryStamps @philalettre @haddadm70 @PieceOfThe_Past @APS_stamps @LetsTalkStamps_

[Alexander Voigt @AVPostalHistory]

Lost in Transit in 1911. How a Wrapper from Germany to #Huangpu in #China failed to deliver. After a six-week odyssey, it returned to #Germany Read the full Story on Substack: https://t.co/jzRwnXrx2X #philately #Leipzig #auction #antiques #stamps

@HistoryStamps

@philalettre
@haddadm70
@PieceOfThe_Past
@APS_stamps

[Alexander Voigt @AVPostalHistory]

Before World War One, there was a bloody test run - Port Arthur/Lushun (#China) in 1905! Read the full story of "World War Zero" on my Substack site:
https://t.co/FJmVx0Glqn

#WWI #philately #War #MakePeace #Japan #History #Asia #Marines #Krupp #Russianarmy

[Alexander Voigt @AVPostalHistory]

Video trailer for my new article on Substack about

World War Zero

#China #Russia #Japan #WWI #History #philately

https://t.co/lyYQGzyIxn

[Alexander Voigt @AVPostalHistory]

A short article about an interesting letter, the history of Germans in #Tsingtao, and a traveller's tip: #Loket in #Czechia

Read the full article here: https://t.co/qyZL2lKnHO
...and please subscribe!

#History #Urlaub #Tsingtao #Qingdao #China #Czechia #Travel #Reisen #philately #Kiaochow

[Covers of China @ChinaCovers]

The Incredible Odyssey of a 1901 Postcard: A Tale of Stamps and Seas.

#Philately #Asia #India #China #Travel #antique #Hamburg #ship

https://t.co/vrtbmBVRrf

[Covers of China @ChinaCovers]

UPRISING IN CHINA!
A German soldier shares his story from the Boxer Rebellion against the foreigners, revealing why railway lines to Peking were secured.

Dive into history! 👉 https://t.co/aUd6MkehFD

#History #China, #Tianjin #Philately #chinesedrama

[Covers of China @ChinaCovers]

1914, Germans in #China: Siege of #Qingdao, #Kiaochow by the Japanese Army. A fieldpost cover from the #Blockade. "Hold until the last bullet!" #Philately #PostalHistory #japanese #historyfact

https://t.co/UKJxxBzWMw

[Covers of China @ChinaCovers]

1900, a Red Banner Cover from Tsingtao to Shanghai – A Philatelic Gem. From a time when Germans lived and worked in #Qingdao #China. Follow me on #Substack! #Philately #Shanghai #Kiaochow #antiques #asian #History #PostalHistory

https://t.co/UKJxxBzWMw

[Covers of China @ChinaCovers]

@stampioo It was cut out from Danish postal stationery.

[Covers of China @ChinaCovers]

Battle of Wake Islands - #Alamo of the Pacific

#WWII

https://t.co/CO0J2Z0LpR

[Covers of China @ChinaCovers]

Destroyed F4F "Wildcat" of the Marine Corps on Wake Island (Source: Wikipedia)

[Covers of China @ChinaCovers]

1943: Censored #cover to Mr. Loveland, an American #POW in the Japanese camp Kiang Wan (#Shanghai). He was one of the Americans who survived the attack on Wake Islands that happened one day after #PearlHabor. #philately #China #WWII #Japan

https://t.co/dnhgEdeL10

[Covers of China @ChinaCovers]

For further reading about #China and its #Hyperinflation: "The Inflationary Spiral - The Experience in China, 1939-1950" by Chang Kia-Ngau (1963). #philately @adam_tooze

[Covers of China @ChinaCovers]

#Cover from #China during the #Hyperinflation in 1949. #philately #Inflation @adam_tooze

[Covers of China @ChinaCovers]

#Cover from #China during the #HyperInflation in 1948 franked with 11,300,000 CNC (11,3 million CNC!!!!) @adam_tooze #philately

[Covers of China @ChinaCovers]

@adam_tooze #Cover from #China during the #HyperInflation in 1948 franked with 11,300,000 CNC (11,3 million CNC!!!!)