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Old 01-21-2014, 12:38 PM
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Default USS Cleveland vs. Waseda University 1908 Japan

Wow Misha,

Special thanks to your Mom!

Here is a Japanese baseball postcard that I have posted before - I have had some help with translation, but would love to know what the personal inscription says?

Is this something your mother can read?

Translation on the front reads:

USS Cleveland vs. Waseda University Big Baseball Match Commemoration (Victory Waseda)

"The 2 cancellation dates are from the reign of Emperor Meiji (Hirohito's grandfather). The date on the postmark in the middle of the card is
October 7, 1908 - the 41st year of the reign of Meiji. The postmark on the stamp is October 4th, so 2 different post offices cancelled the card. The addressee was in Tokyo."
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