Shanghai Iltis Memorial overprinted for use in Peking. From sailor aboard the SMS Maria Theresia with the Austrian Imperial Navy East Asia Station during the Boxer Rebellion, which watched over the Empire's interests in China. Sent via her sister ship, with straightline SMS Kaiserin und Koeningen Maria Theresia cancel as well as round ship's cachet. Slightly worn, but very scarce and in good, genuinely used condition. Scarce, sent to back to Vienna, with receiver.

Period postcard forwarded through German Feldpost 9 station in Peithaiho. Sent during the Boxer Rebellion. Slightly worn, as per scans. With Dresden receiver.

Period postcard forwarded through German Feldpost system with expeditionary CDS. Sent during the Boxer Rebellion. Very worn, genuine use with long message, as per scans. Sender also did hand embossing of what looks like an Austrian Thaler and a US trade dollar. Unusual.

Period postcard forwarded through the German Feldpost station in Peking, with hand-carved provisional weichholz / soft-wood cancel. Sent during the Boxer Rebellion. Slightly worn, excellent (philatelic) condition with Frankfurt receiver, as per scans. ArGe 130

Original Hand Painted (ink and watercolor) Chinese Peking 1c postal card sent locally with Chinese Peking dual language cancel and then forwarded through the German Feldpost station in Peking, FPN2. With Straubing receiver and Ostasiatischen Dienstsiegel / East Asia Expeditionary Forces service cachet. Sent during the Boxer Rebellion. Slightly worn, as per scans. A lovely, period piece.

Hilo, Hawaii postcard used in Honolulu. From sailor aboard the SMS Maria Theresia, with the Austrian Imperial Navy East Asia Station during the Boxer Rebellion, which watched over the Empire's interests in China, on a side trip to the USA. Slightly worn, but very scarce and in good, genuinely used condition. Scarce, sent to Fiume, now Rijeka, Croatia, with receiver.

Hankow postcard sent through Shanghai, with local Chinese franking+cancel, along with French China pair tied by French Offices Shanghai cancel. From sailor aboard the SMS Maria Theresia with the Austrian Imperial Navy East Asia Station during the Boxer Rebellion, which watched over the Empire's interests in China. Slightly worn, but very scarce and in good, genuinely used condition. Scarce, sent to Fiume, now Italy/Croatia, and redirect to Vienna, with Wien receiver.

Cover from on board the SMS Maria Theresia, coming home from duty in China during the Boxer Rebellion, at this time in Piraeus, Greece just before the Balkan Wars.

German 2M Innendienst issue used as Vorlaufer / forerunner in German Offices in China, with SHANGHAI CDS.

German 2M Innendienst issue used as Vorlaufer / forerunner in German Offices in China, with SHANGHAI CDS.

German 2M Innendienst issue used as Vorlaufer / forerunner in German Offices in China, with SHANGHAI CDS.

German 2M Innendienst issue used as Vorlaufer / forerunner in German Offices in China, with SHANGHAI CDS.

Germany-proper stamp 2pfennig in emergency usage within Deutsche Auslandpostamt China / German Offices China during the Boxer Rebellion, one of the so called 'Petschili Aushilfsausgabe' / Petschili Northern China Emergency Provisionals. '23 CV EUR200. With KD Feldpoststation No1 (Kaumi) CDS.

German 2M Innendienst issue used as Vorlaufer / forerunner in German Offices in China, withPETSCHILICDS used during the Boxer Rebellion.

German Kiautschou China colony 1905 issue watermarked Hohenzollern stamp with Tsintgtau-Gr. Hafen (Grosse Hafen - Big harbor) cancel. ArGe 18th ed CV EUR20.