As long as Adam set a precedent that allows Japanese cards, I'll show this one. It's a postcard with a generic baseball scene, but what's special about it is the date. The postal cancelation dates it to 1891. Pre-war Japanese cards are either menkos, bromides, or postcards. This pre-dates all of the menkos and bromides, and, as far as I've been able to determine, every other postcard as well. It's the only copy I've ever heard of.
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