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Auction: CSS94 - The Philatelic Collector's Series
Lot: 1132

Miscellaneous
Photo
China
1900-1901 A photo album of the time when the Eight-Power Allied Forces invaded Beijing. There are more than 120 photos of foreign troops in Beijing, Tianjin, and Baihe at that time. There are also precious photos of the big balloon taking off., and some of them are photos of Hong Kong. Because photos are all over 120 years old, they are all yellowish.
This actually provides precious image materials for those who are interested in the history of the Eight-Power Allied Forces’ invasion of China. In addition, there are dozens of Southeast Asian landscape photos of the same era in the back of this album.
It is also worth mentioning that the leather cover and back cover of this photo album are engraved with patterns symbolizing the United States and China, very precious.


1900-01年八國聯軍入侵北京時代的照片册, 內有120餘枚當時外國軍隊在北京, 天津, 白河情况及部份為香港照片, 當中更有大汽球升空的珍貴照片. 於因為皆過了一百二十年的老照片. 故照片均變為泛黃色調. 此實為研究或對八國聯軍侵華歴史有興趣者, 提供了珍貴的影像素材. 又此相册後部約有同年代的東南亞風景照片數十枚. 另外提得一提是此相片的真皮制封面及封底背為刻有象徵美國及中國的圖案. 彌足珍貴.

Sold for
HK$7,000

Starting price
HK$7000