r/vexillology • u/Disastrous_Dog_96 • 1d ago
Historical Got this album at the flea market, this is the place to put this, right?
Apparently it’s an album of cigarette pictures, sometime during the interwar period, though I can’t date it precisely. There’s even more but that would exceed the limit of postable pictures haha. Hope people here enjoy :)
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u/dclick03 France 1d ago
Dont think ive ever seen this many flags that ive never even heard of before in a single post
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u/Elictronic-223 1d ago
"china - flag of the salt administration" explain please
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u/xzvc873 1d ago
Imperial Chinese Bureaucracy
Historically, Salt Administration (Yanzheng) refers to the specialized government branch in imperial China that managed the lucrative state monopoly on salt.
The Monopoly: Initiated heavily during the Tang and Song dynasties, the state controlled salt production and sold it to licensed private merchants, embedding a hidden tax passed on to consumers.
Revenue Generation: In the later years of the Tang dynasty and during the Qing dynasty, the salt tax provided over half of the government’s annual revenue, sustaining weak or collapsing regimes.
Sino-Foreign Salt Administration: Following the 1911 Revolution, a reformed joint institution was established to oversee the salt trade. It served as collateral for foreign loans and remained a rare beacon of stability during the early Republic of China era.
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u/Direct-Beginning-438 1d ago
Can you put entire collection on Imgur? Very good find