Lot 3316
Caroline Islands 1911 (12 Feb.) picture postcard from Ponape to Altona, bearing 5pf Germania cancelled Naval Shippost No. 5 c.d.s.s. of the light cruiser Nürnberg, Fine. Card shows view of the ruins of an old Spanish fort in Ponape.
Estimate 500 - 750
The "Nürnberg" was one of four naval ships sent to quell the Ponape rebellion of 1910.
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| Realized $675 |
