Formosa Oolong Tea - Hiroshige

Here are two Japanese cards advertising Formosa Oolong Tea. These were generally handed out at exhibitions such as the Japan British Exhibition in 1910.  The illustrations on the cards are by the great Japanese ukiyo-e artist Hiroshige.

The backs of the cards look like this:

Union Depot - Portland, Oregon

Then...

And now...

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To Miss C. Bee

Here's another card from the Bee family, this one sent to Chrissie Bee in Edinburgh, Scotland from her friend in Kingham, England:

The message reads:

c/o Davidsons

2 Bayview Kingham

D/C.

Having a ripping time. We met Isa J. + A.S. this afternoon + are spending the evening with them. This is the nicest card I can get.

Your loving chum

Jean

I certainly would like to visit Kingham, which was voted 'England's Favourite Village' 2004 by Country Life magazine. It is described as a beautiful unspoiled Cotswold village with elegant stone and thatch cottages dating from the 17th and 18th centuries.