Original Drawbridge photograph from TIENTSIN, China, souvenir franked with 1c Imperial Dragon stamp, tied by Tientsin CDS. Size 5.5x4 inches. Super sharp, top condition, with great detail under a loupe. From the estate of an Austrian sailor who served aboard the SMS Franz Josef I on its China / Asia tours 1906-1908. You can see our other listings for many postcards from this source.

Original photograph from TIENTSIN, China, souvenir franked with 1c Imperial Dragon stamp, tied by Tientsin CDS. Size 5.5x4 inches. Super sharp, top condition, with great detail under a loupe. From the estate of an Austrian sailor who served aboard the SMS Franz Josef I on its China / Asia tours 1906-1908. You can see our other listings for many postcards from this source.

Chinese postcard of Amoy used with KULANGSU cancel ca1907, souvenir franked with coiling dragon stamp. Slightly worn, good used condition, as per scans.

Japanese Beppu Park Bungo postcard used with Japanese cancel. This is from a sailor of the Imperial Austrian Panzerschiff SMS Franz Josef I in China for service in the East Asia station, watching over the Empire's interests in China. A bit worn, good used condition, as per scans.

Japanese postcard used with cancels. This is from a sailor of the Imperial Austrian Panzerschiff SMS Franz Josef I in China for service in the East Asia station, watching over the Empire's interests in China. A bit worn, good used condition, as per scans.

Japanese postcard of ITSUKUSHIMA Shrine in AKI, ca 1907. This is from a sailor of the Imperial Austrian Panzerschiff SMS Franz Josef I in China for service in the East Asia station, watching over the Empire's interests in China. A bit worn, good used condition, as per scans.

Japanese postcard datelined Japan, used from sailor aboard the SMS Kaiser Franz Josef I on the Austrian Imperial Navy East Asia Station, watching over the 'Allies' occupation of China after the Boxe Rebellion. A bit worn, but very scarce and in good, genuinely used condition.

Japanese beauties postcard used in Yokohama from sailor aboard the SMS Kaiser Franz Josef I on the Austrian Imperial Navy East Asia Station, watching over Austria's interests in restless China. A bit worn, but very scarce and in good, genuinely used condition.

Chinese postcard (dragon imprint reverse) used from sailor aboard the SMS Kaiser Franz Josef I on the Austrian Imperial Navy East Asia Station, which watched over the Empire's interests in restless China. A bit worn, but very scarce and in good, genuinely used condition.

Postcard from on board the SMS Kaiserin Elisabeth, in China to support the Alliance of 8 Country's occupation after suppressing the Boxer Rebellion. This is a very scarce representative from the small contingent of the Austrian Kriegsmarine in the Far East at this period. Austria had a relatively small Navy which became landlocked after WWI. Slightly worn; excellent , genuine used condition. With KuK Kriegsmarine Kaiserin Elisabeth cancel and POLA receiver.

Austria 1st issue Flugpost / airmail cover used in Austrian Poland, with Krakau / Cracow CDS. A bit worn, good genuinely used condition.

Austria Empire-era, early Ganzsache / postal stationery entire card. A bit worn and folded, as these were stuffed in tubes for transport in the Vienna underground tube system. This is the error variety with the wrong address given for Fuenfhaus: Schoenbrunnerstrasse 22 instead of the correct 42. Ferchenbauer EUR250.

Two 5h Franz Josef issues frank this postcard for use in the Wien Rohrpost / Vienna Pneumatic Mail system. A bit worn and folded, as usual for these, which were stuffed in a tube for transport in the pipes underneath the city.

Austrian 'normal' issue Ganzsache / postal stationary card, upfranked to reflect the cost of sending through the Wiener Rohrpost / Vienna pneumatic mail pipe system; worn/folded as is usual since these were stuffed in a tube for transport beneath the city.

Austrian 'normal' issue Ganzsache / postal stationary card, upfranked to reflect the cost of sending through the Wiener Rohrpost / Vienna pneumatic mail pipe system; worn/folded as is usual since these were stuffed in a tube for transport beneath the city.