37 pc Collection of Late Meiji and Taisho Era Japanese Receipts and

A collection of Japanese ephemera consisting of individual paper items, primarily tax receipts, official documents, and handwritten correspondence dating from the late Meiji through the Taisho eras. The group includes various paper types, including thin translucent washi used for correspondence and thicker pre-printed functional forms for financial records. Printed text and woodblock forms are supplemented with hand-brushed ink sumi calligraphy in various styles, including cursive sosho. One printed tax receipt on pink paper includes the date Meiji 36 (1903) and mentions land tax, while another yellowish receipt is dated Taisho 7 (1918). A salmon-colored form is pre-printed for Hirosaki City. One document features a blue circular postal design overprinted with a dark brown circular cancellation mark, accompanied by the printed characters for mail. Dimensions: 7"W x 9.5"H Weight: 2 oz. Condition Request Condition Report Good

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