Four Unknown Acquaintances of Maeda Yoshihiko 1889-1891

  前田吉彦の四人の謎の仲間 1889-1891

森本順一から前田吉彦宛の鉄道郵便 近所での火災

RPO Mail from Junichi Morimoto to Yoshihiko Maeda: Fire in the Neighborhood

Sent by Morimoto Junichi (森本順一) on May 5, 1890, from the Nagoya-Kobe rail post office (RPO), 鉄道郵便 名古屋神戸間 下り便, this card inquires whether there was a fire in Maeda Yoshihiko's neighborhood. Unfortunately, we have not been able to find out who Morimoto Junichi was.

前田弘䇿から前田吉彦宛の年賀状 (明治22年)

This card was postmarked on January 2, 1889, in Kaibara, Tanba (丹波 柏原). We are unfamiliar with the last character in 前田弘䇿 (䇿), as it is rarely used. Whether the character is written as 䇿 or the more common 策, we could find no references to Maeda Kōsaku (?) through search engines.

明治23年備中下原の小林虎五郎から前田吉彦宛のはがき

This postal card, postmarked at Shimohara, Bitchū (備中 下原 ) on January 1, 1890, was sent by Kobayashi Toragoro and addressed to Maeda Yoshihiko in Kobe. This is just a simple New Year's greeting card. 

明治24年備中の小林虎五郎から前田吉彦宛のはがき

This postal card, postmarked at Nariwa, Bitchū (備中 成羽) on November 6, 1891, was sent by Kobayashi Toragoro and addressed to Maeda Yoshihiko in Kobe. Unfortunately, we do not know who he was, and we are unable to read his message. An ink smudge resembling a fingerprint adds a unique charm to this card.