1912 (14 FEB) West point King Edward VII One Cent Postal Stationery Card Local Mail - addressed to Herr Martin Vain, Basel Mission, Hongkong, West point
this postcard was addressed to: Missionary "Martin Maier". After his marriage with Clara Hugendubel in 1901 he used the name: Martin Maier-Hugendubel. He served as a missionary with the Basel Mission in China from 1894 to 1912. His work was primarily based at the Phyangthong mission station (present-day Xingning, in Meizhou, Guangdong Province), where he also directed the mission school. From 1901 to 1904, he was also active in Kayintschu (present-day Meizhou). In 1912 he returned to Germany relating to the unrests connected to the inthronisation of emperor Puyi. The text on the back is: "Warm Regards, yours Alf." (Alfred?) and: "Also from me! yours ?" (illegible) - nice find!
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Missionary Martin Maier-Hugendubel
this postcard was addressed to: Missionary "Martin Maier". After his marriage with Clara Hugendubel in 1901 he used the name: Martin Maier-Hugendubel. He served as a missionary with the Basel Mission in China from 1894 to 1912. His work was primarily based at the Phyangthong mission station (present-day Xingning, in Meizhou, Guangdong Province), where he also directed the mission school. From 1901 to 1904, he was also active in Kayintschu (present-day Meizhou). In 1912 he returned to Germany relating to the unrests connected to the inthronisation of emperor Puyi. The text on the back is: "Warm Regards, yours Alf." (Alfred?) and: "Also from me! yours ?" (illegible) - nice find!