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1679 Click for more photos | China: Late 1930s The Vestiges of China Emergency at Hankow, Wuchang & Hangyang (ie Wuhan City) Japanese military mail postcard set of 16 with original pictorial envelope. This set depicts the scenes of Wuhan City just after the Japanese invasion Oct 1938. As Wuhan was the most important city in central China as its transportation & industrial hub, the Chinese Army defended it fiercely for more than 4 months before it fell. Thus this set of postcards depicting the war ravaged city scenes right after the battle not only serves the propaganda of the undefeated Imperial Japanese Army but also provides fresh & valuable first-hand visual material of the city after the war. Cover minor marks, cards fresh UN. (16) | AVAILABLE at A$250 | ||
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