Description

Japanese Dove & Helmet printed Military stationary card to Woman’s Funazu Funatsuki-mura, Hidaka-gun, Wakayama Ken, from Hideo Takao, South Seas Dispatch 7463 Unit & with Orange censors chop of Minowa, the message gives Greetings of early autumn & says he is in good condition after landing & mentions having many Palm fruits, Banana & Mango but it is getting hotter & hotter……………The Japanese landed at Kieta, Bougainville 23 Jan 42 & by 7 Apr 44 the Allies were again in control thus placing this item 1942-43 & given that the content appears very relaxed I would say 1942 before events got tricky for the Japanese on Bougainville