Postcard from Kadokawa Kisaburo of Kobe to Maeda Yoshihiko 1891

明治24年6月16日神戸の門川棄三郞から前田吉彦宛のはがき

The only postmark shows the date of June 16, 1891, which means it was sent locally in Kobe. It was sent by Kadowaki Kisaburo (門川棄三郞). He  was born in 1864, the third son of Miyawaki Seio from Hyōgo Prefecture. He was adopted by his uncle, Hajime, and in 1905, he inherited the family estate. After spending ten years in education, he joined the Japan Woolen Company and became its auditor, then became a contributing member of the Kobe Lead Pipe Manufacturing Company. 

This postcard is surely interesting and very rare because Maeda Yoshihiko's own address stamp, enclosed in an oval design "Kobe-shi, Shimoyamatedori 6-chome, 606," is stamped three times! I am sure he was just trying it out. See post dated September 12, 2024 for another example.