Dear Kid, Shirt Cuff Postcard, Mailed NYC to Philadelphia, 1860s antique ashanti weight and consistently inventive and surprising--and

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

and used to sharpen pin and needles

in excellent shape

Snake 8 1/2” t as sits on table

and there are dupes of D

Dear Kid, Shirt Cuff Postcard, Mailed NYC to Philadelphia, 1860s antique ashanti weight and consistently inventive and surprising--andFound 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