Lot# 7233
The 2025 December Auction - Sale 346 (December 13 - December 16, 2025) December 13 - December 16 2025, Hong Kong
Lot# 7233
Starting Price: 1,200 HK$
Hammer Price: 1,200 HK$
1932 “Sino-Japanese Offensive, Shanghai” group of 8 military photographic postcards,
depicting British Naval Light Battery units during the January–April 1932 Shanghai Incident. Scenes include gun crews in position (“All Ready,” “Loading Up,” “Behind the Guns”), observation posts, burning buildings, artillery operations, and group portraits of officers and staff. Each card captioned in manuscript with detailed identifications. An important visual record of British involvement and foreign defense forces in Shanghai during the early stage of the Sino-Japanese conflict.
