STRAITS SETTLEMENT postcard bearing a light purple, 3 cent stamp of King Edward VII, was issued 1903-1904. The postmark cancellation originated from Singapore. It was dated 11.45AM, 2 August 1906. It arrived in Columbus, Ohio on 6 September 1906.
The postcard by G.R. Lambert & Company, Singapore, depicted a "Javanese Woman". On further research, the postcard photo apparently was taken originally in the 1880s, Dutch East Indies. The caption in other prints state "A Malay woman in dancing costume". Suffice it to say, this postcard was in circulation for at least a few decades.
The young woman appears to have posed for this portrait in a photo studio -- quite possibly G.R. Lambert & Co. She is wearing a traditional batik sarong, tiara, necklace, bracelets and large belt buckle. This fashion would have been very common for the time not only in Java, but in the Straits Settlements of Malaya.
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