Selected Archives & Artifacts

Cover preview of the project titled "17: 1932 Early Showa Tojinbo Sea Cliffs & Solitary Pine Real-Photo Postcard with Travel Correspondence & 1.5-Sen Stamp"

Showa Era, Tojinbo Cliffs, Sea of Japan Landscape, Real Photo Postcard, Postal History

17: 1932 Early Showa Tojinbo Sea Cliffs & Solitary Pine Real-Photo Postcard with Travel Correspondence & 1.5-Sen Stamp
Cover preview of the project titled "16: 1932 Early Showa Whimsical Snow Monkey Reading New Year Postcards Art Card with New Year's Day Postmark"

Showa Era, Japanese Macaque, New Year Greeting, Whimsical Art Postcard, Postal History

16: 1932 Early Showa Whimsical Snow Monkey Reading New Year Postcards Art Card with New Year's Day Postmark
Cover preview of the project titled "15: 1930s Early Showa Kosen-in Temple Garden Real-Photo Postcard with Intimate Kyoto Family Correspondence"

Showa Era, Kyoto Ephemera, Temple Gardens, Personal Letters, Postal History

15: 1930s Early Showa Kosen-in Temple Garden Real-Photo Postcard with Intimate Kyoto Family Correspondence
Cover preview of the project titled "14: 1928 Early Showa Mii-dera Temple Scenic View Postcard with Travel Correspondence & 1.5-Sen Stamp"

Showa Era, Mii-dera Temple, Lake Biwa, Eight Views of Omi, Postal History

14: 1928 Early Showa Mii-dera Temple Scenic View Postcard with Travel Correspondence & 1.5-Sen Stamp
Cover preview of the project titled "13: 1920s Taisho Era S.S. Harada-Maru Ocean Liner 1st Class Dining Saloon Postcard with On-Board Passenger Sea Log"

Maritime History, Ocean Liner Ephemera, Taisho Era, S.S. Harada-Maru, Postal History

13: 1920s Taisho Era S.S. Harada-Maru Ocean Liner 1st Class Dining Saloon Postcard with On-Board Passenger Sea Log
Cover preview of the project titled "12: 1930s Colonial Korea Hand-Colored Postcard of Yangban Elders in White Hanbok with Summer Greetings Correspondence"

Colonial Korea, Ethnographic Ephemera, Hanbok Culture, Showa Era, Postal History

12: 1930s Colonial Korea Hand-Colored Postcard of Yangban Elders in White Hanbok with Summer Greetings Correspondence
Cover preview of the project titled "11: 1932 Early Showa Year of the Rooster Fan-Shaped Woodblock Art New Year Postcard"

Showa Era, Lunar Zodiac Rooster, New Year Greeting, Japanese Woodblock Art, Postal History

11: 1932 Early Showa Year of the Rooster Fan-Shaped Woodblock Art New Year Postcard
Cover preview of the project titled "10: 1936 Pre-War Arnold Fanck Mountain Film & J.O. Studio (Toho Precursor) Postcard Inscribed by Master Sound Recordist Shosuke Shimizu"

Pre-War Cinema, Showa Era, Film History, Toho Studio Origin, Eiji Tsuburaya Circle, Alpine Photography, Postal History

10: 1936 Pre-War Arnold Fanck Mountain Film & J.O. Studio (Toho Precursor) Postcard Inscribed by Master Sound Recordist Shosuke Shimizu
Cover preview of the project titled "09: 1920s Taisho Era Masterpiece Sumi-e Lithograph Shrine Postcard with Flowing Brush Calligraphy"

Taisho Era, Ink Wash Painting, Shinto Architecture, Master Calligraphy, Postal History

09: 1920s Taisho Era Masterpiece Sumi-e Lithograph Shrine Postcard with Flowing Brush Calligraphy
Cover preview of the project titled "08: 1930 Early Showa Izumo Grand Shrine Pilgrimage Postcard with Rare Commemorative Shinto Shrine Cachet"

Showa Era, Izumo Grand Shrine, Shinto Pilgrimage, Postal History

08: 1930 Early Showa Izumo Grand Shrine Pilgrimage Postcard with Rare Commemorative Shinto Shrine Cachet
Cover preview of the project titled "07: 1920s Taisho Era Hand-Tinted Collotype Postcard of Togetsukyo Bridge & Spring Blossoms in Arashiyama, Kyoto"

Taisho Era, Kyoto Landscape, Arashiyama Togetsukyo, Vintage Travel Ephemera

07: 1920s Taisho Era Hand-Tinted Collotype Postcard of Togetsukyo Bridge & Spring Blossoms in Arashiyama, Kyoto
Cover preview of the project titled "06: 1920s Taisho Era Crown Prince Visit to Ministry of Communications Complete Commemorative Set (Embossed Crane Postcard & Original Calligraphic Wrapper)"

Taisho Era, Imperial Household, Ministry of Communications, Embossed Postcard, Complete Historical Set

06: 1920s Taisho Era Crown Prince Visit to Ministry of Communications Complete Commemorative Set (Embossed Crane Postcard & Original Calligraphic Wrapper)
Cover preview of the project titled "04: Classified WWII South Pacific Field Mail & Original 5-Sen National Diet Building Letter-Sheet Complete Set — Sumatra Jungle Expeditionary Force"

WWII Ephemera, Classified History, South Pacific Theater, Postal History, Complete Historical Set

04: Classified WWII South Pacific Field Mail & Original 5-Sen National Diet Building Letter-Sheet Complete Set — Sumatra Jungle Expeditionary Force
Cover preview of the project titled "03: Eve of War — 1937 Imperial Manchukuo Central Bank Field-Mailed Postcard"

Postal History, Manchukuo Ephemera, Shōwa Ephemera, Asian History

03: Eve of War — 1937 Imperial Manchukuo Central Bank Field-Mailed Postcard
Cover preview of the project titled "02: 1942 WWII Japanese Wartime Savings Bond (Pacific War 1st Anniversary Issue)"

WWII Ephemera, Financial History, Shōwa Ephemera, Military History

02: 1942 WWII Japanese Wartime Savings Bond (Pacific War 1st Anniversary Issue)
Cover preview of the project titled "01: Early 20th-Century Hand-Tinted Postcard of Nijo Castle, Kyoto"

Antique Postcard, Meiji Taisho Ephemera, Kyoto Heritage, Japanese History

01: Early 20th-Century Hand-Tinted Postcard of Nijo Castle, Kyoto