Dear Kid, Shirt Cuff Postcard, Mailed NYC to Philadelphia, 1860s antique ashanti weight I find the ends of

I find the ends of the cloth label as they wrap around the corners

and consistently inventive and surprising--and this one combines two of my favorite things one: a portrait and a map

Ink and watercolor on the back of what appears to a letter/advertisment from a Parisian seller of hygienic wash basins and medical equipment

and there are dupes of D

I think this pair of wooden tabletop frames are just the right mix of elegant and crafty--not over the top

Dear Kid, Shirt Cuff Postcard, Mailed NYC to Philadelphia, 1860s antique ashanti weight I find the ends ofFound at the Boston Antiquarian Book Fair, this thing makes me really happy and even if one occasionally has an issue with the US Postal Service, it's pretty amazing that a series of postal workers would see to it that a stamped shirt cuff with handwritten address would make it from New York to Philly in the 1860s! It reads: "Dear Kid, When are you coming over. Try and make it soon. Don't see your tailor without seeing our styles. My regards, to all