120, Photo Album CHINESE Asian DIGNITARIES Military Navy CHINA Madam Chiang Kai
Item History & Price
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*Unusual find, **Mid 1950s Cold War Era China, Orient, *Larger size Felt covered Photo Album, with Asian and other High Ranking Dignitaries, from an estate, looks to be in the mid 1950s era, Post WWII China, Orient, etc., , ***overall approx. 20 x 15-1/2 inches, 2 inches thick but not all of the pages are filled, felt lining and gilt string intact, asian lettering on cover, album opens and reads right to left, *formerly from a Rear Admiral, Capt Harvey P. Burden, clippings an Chief of ...Staff of Commander Fleet Air Wings, Atlantic Fleet, anti-submarine patrol command at the Naval Air Station, Norfolk, active duty on the USS Mississippi and USS Memphis, according to a clipping, ***counted over 124 photos of various sizes, **18 Pages have things on them in the book, ***about 44+ other invitations, cards, ephemera items pasted inside, **HIGHLIGHTS INCLUDE:::::::****8 X 10: GENERAL W.C. CHASE USA CHIEF MMA? , MR. YU DA WEI: MINISTER OF DEFENSE, GEN P. ENG MEY CHI, GeNERAL GRANT, ****B/W SNAPSHOTS OF VARIOUS RECEPTIONS: one page says: MADAM CHIANG KAI SHEK VISITS THE MAAK OFFICERS WIVES CLUB FOR LUNCH, ****SNAPSHOTS OF DIGNITARIES, one labels General J.L. Huang, various wives, having dinner, *others say: COR AL KILMARTIN U.S. NAVAL ATTACHE, G. ANDERSON, N. KIVETTE, HPB, *****OTHER PHOTOS::::labelled::***ADMIRAL ANDERSON RELIEVEING ADMIRAL KIVETTE AS CDR TAIWAN PATROL FORCE, **A PAGE LABLED: DOUBLE TEN DAY, OCT 10, 1955, one says GIMO, LEF: MR ANLI TURKISH AMBASSADOR, RIGHT: COL REGGIE VANCE USAF, GREEN HOTEL, ABORIGNE PRINCESSES SUN MOON LAKE, HONG KONG, ABOARD 7TH FLEET FLAGSHIP KEELUNG, WITH: WILLIE WILBOURNE..kEELUNG, *IN OFFICERS CLUB TAIPE, COL LOCHLIN G-1, *****2ND FROM LEFT: GEN G.W. SMYTHE USA, RADM MIKE FENNO, USN, HPS GENERAL GRANT USAF IN ADMIRAL LIANG'S HOME, **ADMIRAL LIANG CINC OF CHINESE NAVE, MRS LIANCT? , **THIS PAGE..CHINESE NEW YEAR PARTY, lists of people, BIRTHDAY CAKE IN MY OFFICE, , ***OPENING PAGE PHOTO: captioned Gordon Maxwell, head of Pacific Division of Pan American Airways, later Vice Pres., ***11 inch photo: GRADUATION DAY CHINESE ARMED FORCES LEGAL SCHOOL, ****SOME INVITATIONS SAY:***IN CELEBRATION OF THE 44TH NATIONAL DAY OF THE REPUBLIC OF CHINA....***NATIONAL DAY OF THAILAND HIS THAI MAJESTY'S CHARGE D AFFAIRES request ..company at a reception..1953, ***NATIONAL KOREAN INDEPENDENCE DAY: THE KOREAN AMBASSADOR HONG ..KIM requests...at reception.., ***LT GENERA & MRS CHIANG CHING KUA request ..company, **THE THAI NAVAL ATTACHE.etc., *IN HONOR OF THE SECRETARY OF THE UNITTED STATES NAVY AND MRS CHARLES S. THOMAS, COMMANDER OFF THE UNTED STATES SEVENTH FLEET..request ..your company at a reception, **** Major General ...George W. Smythe request ...company of reception.. china new year eve's party given by lt general &mrs uj.l. huang..1956, , **small snap shot says S.K. and Lisa Hu, *a white square certificate from Sitmar cruises, a few loose papers resting inside, *********unfortunately there used to be a photo of Liang Hus chao vice admiral of Chinese Navy but is torn out and missing, page detached, , ******various invitations from 1955-1956 era, *OTHER ITEMS INSIDE::::***A TINY WOOD INLAY ON PAPER HOUSE WITH TREES about 3-1/2 x 2-1/2 inches, saw two of them in the album, ** *an envelope for Map of Taipei but don'tsee the map ****album itself is about 1/4 full, the other 3/4 is blank pages that were never used, don't see places on them where things were removed, **OVERALL BOOK MEASURES APPROX. 20 X 15-1/2 X 2 INCHES, **Great addition to your collection, I want you to be happy with your order, Plse see my feedback and bid with confidence- Please read the description in it's entiretly- Per Paypal policy I can only ship to the address provided on the Paypal payment page sent to me- Unfortunately I'm unable to ship international at this time- I try to describe items to the best of my ability, but not an expert on all things- If any issues should arrive, Plse let me know and allow me to resolve any issues before leaving nuetral/negative feedback, as I'm always looking to improve ! Thanks and good luck !
