Russo-Japanese War – Field Post Office Commemorative – Japan Dept of Communications – Postcard SP24

Scene Details:

• Commemorative postcard (戦没記念) issued by the Japanese Department of Communications to mark the Russo-Japanese War (1904–1905)
• Three photographic vignettes on a warm orange/gold background with illustrated white doves and floral border:
• Top oval: "Tent specially erected for use of our men for reading newspapers" (野戦郵便局内ノ新聞閲覧所) — soldiers in uniform reading newspapers inside a canvas tent
• Middle right: "Front view of Field Post Office" (野戦郵便局ノ前面) — exterior view of a rustic wooden field post office building with staff standing outside
• Bottom: "Inside view of Field Post Office" (野戦郵便局ノ発着物便) — wide view of soldiers and staff handling mail and parcels outside the post office
• Publisher credit at lower left in Japanese characters
• Reverse: "CARTE POSTALE" heading; issued by the Department of Communications; printed by the Tokyo Printing Co., L'd.
• Divided back with Japanese text in stamp box area
• Unused — no message, address, or stamp

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