Patience! 50 Years Waiting for a Letter, Pencil Drawn Postcard, 1908 horsehair clothes brush The head will stand upright

The head will stand upright if leaned against something

the strap that would be used to snap the box closed is fairly tattered

though it does appear he might rather enjoy playing the part of mourner

providing a guide for how it goes lest one get stuck (especially good as it is really not an especially challenging one to solve

Signed and dated on reverse

Patience! 50 Years Waiting for a Letter, Pencil Drawn Postcard, 1908 horsehair clothes brush The head will stand uprightThis 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