Patience! 50 Years Waiting for a Letter, Pencil Drawn Postcard, 1908 clowns I think this print

I think this print

There is some old cloth tape stuck to the underside of the lid I have not tried to remove

Really beautifully made (this piece reminds me very much of the work of Anderson Design Studio in Maine) with a resist technique used for the surface decoration I believe

2 1/2" long x 7/8 tall x 1/16" deep

I am not certain whether he was made in Alaska or Canada

Patience! 50 Years Waiting for a Letter, Pencil Drawn Postcard, 1908 clowns I think this printThis clever hand drawn postcard takes on new resonance these days, as we wait and worry wondering whether our mail will ever arrive! Here, the sender, Lucien has drawn himself as a young man cheerfully receiving a postcard from his uncle, which reads Letter suit ('letter to follow') on the front. Then he draws himself 50 years older, still waiting at the mailbox for the letter to arrive! On reverse, the message to his dear uncle in Grenoble: better