JapaneseSpecial Military Air Postcard used by member of Army from PortBlair of Andaman Islands under JapaneseOccupation in WWII. Written by TsunesaburoFunabashi, Takamura Party, Hatae Unit, I11 I32, Sasebo P.O. to SetsukoFunabashi (wife of the writer), Isamoto, Hotei-Town, Niwa-Gun, Aichi-Prefecture.※ Special Military Air Postcard issued byNaval Ministry (JSCA Type MA2) with 26.5mm inscription of ‘Issued by Milit...aryRelief Department, Army’ printed at bottom of front side. Censored by ‘Taguchi’.Written, “I’m sorry for not writing you. Howare my mother and other family members? Autumn winds blow and sky is high incurrent Japan. I suppose that you can see golden waves (of rice plant), can’tyou? I’m fine as ever and doing my best remembering my home town. Please don’tworry about me. I write you my requirements in bullet points. 1) I sent you mypassbook with my a/c Sen-Tome 19111, Shimonoseki Branch by airmail. Pleaseinform me soon after receiving it. 1) If you can buy cigarettes, send them tome, please. If you write ‘Daily necessities’ on parcel, I can receive it.Please don’t send them in comfort bag. I want razor, needle and white yarn, alittle. 1) If current land is not good for health, do properly as you like. Iwrote selfish things. Give my regards to my mother. Please work in good health.”Endorsed “19.12.5 (5th Feb. 1944) Replied” on front side.Special Military Air Postcard was issued inthe summer of 1942. ‘I11’ meant Port Blair of Andaman Islands.‘I32’ meant 12th Special BaseForce served in Port Blair. Military mails to or from Andaman Is. werecarried by Navy only. Thus, naval address was used, though this postcard waswritten by a member of Army.Usages of Special Military Air Postcard arescarcer. Registered Airmail US$8, EMS S/H US$20.Currently we can’t send Registered Airmail from Japan to most countriesof South Asia and Middle East under current situation of disease. It's great pitty, we can't receive bidding from the countries.If you have a question, ask us, please.