4.00 USD
Though we tend to specialize in RPPC and theatrical portrait Belle Epoque postcards from France and Germany, every now and then we'll list American cards that capture our fancy. Conrad (Cobb) Shinn was a commercial artist from Indiana, probably best known for his postcard images. Though his drawings were perhaps not quite up to the standards of great American illustrators like Harrison Fisher, or Howard Chandler Christy, they were still charming, and clearly influenced by them. His drawing style also incorporates facial feature work of a kind that later finds its way into comic book art and Japanese Manga. Don't know if this is entirely coincidental (or, for that matter, if "anything" is ever entirely coincidental :) but for those of our visitors who are also building a collection of American fashion images, this one might make a nice addition.
A very nice card, drawing dated 1908 and posted in what looks like 1909 from Missouri to Arkansas.
Please examine our high res scans for detail.
Postage is for fully insured, first class, shipping in a secure photo mailer (to avoid any damage to your purchase in the mails), and we happily combine shipping on all paper goods. If you purchase two cards, we will refund the postage on the second card, and when you purchase three or more cards from us at the same time, your shipping will be entirely free, except for international orders which, because of increases in international shipping rates will still be charged one card's shipping fees on orders of three or more. We do not charge for insurance or shipping materials, and as of the date of this listing are still charging below our overall cost on shipping.
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