The Reverse Side of Japanese Postcard

Category

Library Item

Item no

28283

Title

The reverse side of Japanese postcard

Description

From 1900 to 1906, only the name and address could be written on the reverse side.

Artist / maker

Unknown

Date

1903

Size

9.0 x 14.0 cm

Type

Postcard

The postal system started in Japan in 1871 and the postcard system was introduced in 1873. The sending of private postcards was allowed in 1900 when private production companies began to make and sell original postcards. However, postcards were not distributed so much until the Russo-Japanese War in 1904. This is because the Japanese government (Meiji government) did not impose a fee on postcards which soldiers sent from the front. After this, Japanese people started to use postcards frequently. After the Russo-Japanese War postcard fever occurred in Japan many companies began to produce original postcards. Postcards were made as souvenirs and sent to Europe. The Russo-Japanese War and the ensuing postcards garnered the attention of the British public both in Japan and the postcards.

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