Some Unusual Japan Stationery Cards

Examples on the first scan have been "examined" by some US intelligence in the WW2. Not sure what has been examined really, because they are not used. All have those kind of handstamps on one or another side.

On the other scans are more usual examples of the postal cards, except the double (with reply) one (the other side is preprinted... I can scan it too)... which I haven't seen before in the complete state.

Nice cards. I like the one to the Editor of "Hollandsche Industrie." Isn't the last card "geographically challenged" though?

Hello Tim! Yes, the Ceylon one... I just used it one the same cost ;) I like Commonwealth Victorian stamps and cards.

Here is the other side of the one written by a corresppondant wannabe

I was unable to read his first name... and Johnston is a very common surname...

edit: T. Ruddiman Johnston

Nice! Ruddiman Johnston & Co were British publishers of text books, atlases, etc. I assume this is written by a representative of the company. A good piece of history.

I think that this is written by T. Ruddiman Johnston to the Editor... he offered to them his works (photography, sketches) and he listed where his works already have been published.

Here is some kind of his shorten biography:

JOHNSTONE, T. R. [T. Ruddiman] [JOHNSTON] / P IV / GB / TR /

- In 1900 he came to Japan and settled as Sole Agent under his name in Tokyo. He had specialized in the import of all kinds of English Papers, Stationary, and Bookbinding Machinery. His agency was located until 1902 at # 18, Hiyoshi-cho, Shimbashi, Tokyo, and as of 1903 at # 12, Ginza, Nichome Kyobashi-ku, Tokyo. - From 1906 on he is no longer listed in Japan.

taken from the

http://www.meiji-portraits.de/meiji...raits_j.html