Lot# 5458

bearing red “Military Mail” handstamp and manuscript date “10.1”, with arrival postmark “Chiba – Otaki, 12.10.19” (Showa 12). The sender belonged to the “Shanghai Expeditionary Matsui Unit,” mailed during the Battle of Shanghai by troops under the direct command of General Iwane Matsui, Commander of the Shanghai Expeditionary Army. Matsui was later held directly responsible for the Nanking Massacre and executed after Japan’s defeat.