Lot 20520 – 1903 (July 28) Unused postcard with the “Stazione Radiotelegrafica Italiana/Pechino” cds
Lot 20520 – 1903 (July 28) Unused postcard with the “Stazione Radiotelegrafica Italiana/Pechino” cds
Lot 20520 – 1903 (July 28) Unused postcard with the “Stazione Radiotelegrafica Italiana/Pechino” cds
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Price realised
200 EUR
Estimate
200 EUR
Auction date
Tue 14 Jun 2022 at 11:30 (Europe/Zurich)
Description
1903 (July 28) Unused postcard exhibiting the “Stazione Radiotelegrafica Italiana/Pechino” cds in blue. On 28.7.1903 the Italians started the works to open the first radio-telegraphic station in China, which will work with the Guglielmo Marconi system; as a souvenir of this historical event, some postcards were distributed to the guests who lived this fact, including Chinese and European authorities; very few of these items have survived. Signed Fiorenzo Antonio Zanetti.
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