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Lot 20063 – 1904 4k Stationery card to Berlin written 8 III 19

1904 4k Stationery card to Berlin written 8 III 19
Lot 20063 – 1904 4k Stationery card to Berlin written 8 III 19
Russia » Russo-Japanese War
Prix réalisé
Invendu
Estimation
500 EUR
Date de vente
mar. 2 déc. 2014 at 11:00 (Europe/Zurich)
Description
1904 4k Stationery card to Berlin written 8 III 1904 by officer on cruiser « ASKOLD » at PORT ARTHUR, cancelled 2 days later, Moscow transit. The day this card was written enemy ships appeared off Port Arthur and began bombarding the port the next morning. In response the « Askold » (with Admiral Makarov on board) and other ships of the squadron put to sea, returning the same afternoon. The « Askold » (with Admiral Reitzenstein on board) was badly damaged in the Battle of the Yellow Sea. She escaped to the neutral port of Shanghai, where she was disarmed and the crew interned on 25 August 1904 Also included are 2 postcards: Memorial card for Vice-Admiral S.O.Makarov, the ‘Little Grandfather of the Fleet’ + Japanese artist’s impression of Makarov’s death

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