1910 – A missionary letter from Peking on impressive, illustrated stationery that was sent home to family in New Jersey inside a vibrant ‘red-band envelope’ that normally was only used for auspicious domestic Chinese mail
Peking (Beijing), China: 1910. Envelope or Cover. This three-page letter is written on illustrated Chinese stationery (each leaf has a different illustration) measuring 5” x 9”. It was sent on 29 May 1910 by a young woman in Peking, Debra or Delia Seavens, to her Uncle Wilson Smith in Montclair..... More