1931 World Tour Yuasa and Co. Card (actually G.T. Son Co.)

[japanbb]

I am preparing material for the National, and in going through my collection, I discovered an O'Doul card which is identical to the O'Doul in the 1931 Yuasa set, except that this card has a number 5 in the lower right corner. The most interesting part is that included with the card is the envelope in which it was mailed to the Japanese collector who ordered it.

According to the envelope, the card was mailed by G. T. Sun Co., High Speed Photography, located in Kyobashi-ku, Tokyo, Japan. Therefore, we might surmise that cards with the number on them may have been produced by G. T. Sun, and not Yuasa.

[Jobu]

Wow, that is really cool Gary! Do you mind sharing a scan of the card and the envelope? Also, my #1 question: Is there a date on the envelope?

[japanbb]

I'll try to do a scan later. But to answer your #1 question, there is no date on the envelope.

[Dardevl]

Great stuff, everybody! Newer member to the forum, but love the wealth of information! Seriously, net54 is in my top 3 places to find info/theories/facts!

I was wondering if it was possible that G.T. Sun Co. printed these for the Yuasa Co. The Yuasa Co. is still around (I believe) established in 1666, company history link: [URL="http://www.yuasa.co.jp/english/corporate/outline.html"] I was just wondering if they outsourced the print job, which could explain several versions, over several years (as Bryan suggested). I wonder if The Yuasa Co. has a company archivist who could shed some light on details, etc?

[Leon]

Interesting. Thanks again for more info.

Originally Posted by japanbb

I am preparing material for the National, and in going through my collection, I discovered an O'Doul card which is identical to the O'Doul in the 1931 Yuasa set, except that this card has a number 5 in the lower right corner. The most interesting part is that included with the card is the envelope in which it was mailed to the Japanese collector who ordered it.

According to the envelope, the card was mailed by G. T. Sun Co., High Speed Photography, located in Kyobashi-ku, Tokyo, Japan. Therefore, we might surmise that cards with the number on them may have been produced by G. T. Sun, and not Yuasa.