United States Legation Minister-House in Peking Postcard

Featured is a historic building identified as the United States Legation Minister-House in Peking, with a two-story classical architectural style and an American flag visible on the left side. The card is franked with two Republic of China Junk-design definitive stamps: 3-cent blue-green 1-cent orange 4 cents total postage These belong to the early Republic of China Junk / Reaper / Hall of Classics definitive series, first introduced in 1913. The low denominations depict a traditional Chinese junk under sail, with a railway bridge and train in the background