This handy-dandy little piece of advertising ephemera dates from the 1930s — it’s actually an ink blotter, to mop up the excess ink from those pesky fountain pens. The card that you see is mounted to a piece of purple paper that feels both rough and absorbent — lots of microscopic divots to really soak [...]
Yesterday was quite the red-letter day, mailwise. I got home and found no less than six postcards in my mailbox, and no bills to spoil the cache. Also, FedEx was nice enough to leave a box of postcards that I ordered to send out to you, from the good folks at RedStamp.com – Stylish Correspondence. [...]
Egrets. I’ve had a few but, then again, too few to mention. “Thousands of egrets decorate this mangrove island in newly opened Everglades National Park, Florida.” Everglades National Park was officially dedicated by President Truman on 6 December 1947; various proposals, committees, studies, land deals and political shenanigans in furtherance of (or sometimes in opposition [...]
This is a postcard from the Cavallini & Co.: Vintage Postcard Set – Tin of 18 that I received in the mail a few days ago. Is it not awesome? This is the front of the postcard; the back of the card is a very simple design, featuring only a dividing line and the legend [...]
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