Pre 1911 Postcard N.Y.K. Lines Japan S.S. Kumano Maru

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Rare original pre 1911 postcard from Nippon Yusen Kaisha N.Y.K. Lines of Japan showing their ocean liner the S.S. Kumano Maru with a View Of Matsushima. Also has Nippon Yusen Kaisha instead of N.Y.K. Line on the front. Mostly in full color with only the liner being a photo in B&W. Measures 3 1/2" x 5 1/2" and is in excellent plus postally used and mailed from Manila and dated 1911 condition. I am listing 9 other spectacular postcards of liners from N.Y.K. and will happily ship them all for the same price as one.The following is an excerpt from Wikipedia the free online encyclopedia. These are very difficult to find. The following is an excerpt from Wikipedia the free online encyclopedia. History 1870-1900 The company traces its history back to the Tsukumo Shokai Shipping company founded by the Tosa clan in 1870. In 1875, as Mitsubishi Shokai, it inaugurated Japan's first passenger liner service, with a route from Yokohama to Shanghai. The company merged with Kyodo Unyu Kaisha (founded 1882) in 1885, and adopted its present name, Nippon Yusen Kaisha. The merged company had a fleet of 58 steamships and expanded its operations rapidly, first to other ports of the East and then worldwide, with liner service to London inaugurated in 1899. [1900-1937]NYK became a state monopoly. The majority of Japanese merchant ships, tankers and liners sailed with it, before and during the Pacific war. Regular services linked Kobe and Yokohama with South America, Batavia, Melbourne, Cape Town; and frequent cruises to San Francisco and Seattle. Other routes connected local Chinese cabotage vessels on the Chinese coasts and upper Yangtze. Ocean routes went east from Japan to Vancouver (Canada) or Seattle(USA). Another way was to stop in Hawaii, and continue to San Francisco and the Panama Canal. The next commercial routes were south from Japan, across the East China Sea. These went to South East Asia, the China coasts, and towards India and the Indian Ocean, to Europe or Batavia (Dutch Indies), or Australia and New Zealand. The fastest sevices took ten days from Yokohama to Seattle, and one month to Europe. All my items are guaranteed original. I do not believe in owning or selling reproductions. I am listing some other interesting items in different catagories so please see my (view seller's other auctions) and combine to save on shipping. No Reserve. Buyer to add $4.75 shipping Priority or $2.75 First Class Mail. Delivery confirmation is included. Please Note! If insurance is not purchased by the buyer, the buyer will by bidding on this item agree to these conditions , not to hold me, the seller, responsible if article is lost in mail as I have no way to track it. Shipping to any country outside the USA: I will accept the following forms of Following applies to buyers using Paypal. OPTIONS: If using paypal, items will have to have insurance. Overseas buyers will be charged actual shipping costs as quoted by post office with no packing or handling fees. Other forms of payment, besides Paypal, used will not require insurance and can be shipped cheapest possible way. Please keep in mind that US postal fees are the least expensive in the world. Please be advised that I am now notifying winners within hours of auction end thru ebays "send invoice to buyer" system so t is no way you will not receive full payment instructions. Please do not use the checkout feature unless you have not heard from me in 24 hours. Packing: When shipping paper items, they are protected by plastic bag and placed between 2 pieces of cardstock and placed inside a priority mail flat rate or a manila envelope. Additionally, a note saying "Please Do Not Bend" is written in marker on the envelope. All items that are boxed go individually in plastic bags, are wrapped in newspaper with newspaper packing all around in stiff cardboard boxes. read more

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