19.00 USD
First thing, check out their stockings! Gorgeous, all in different designs! Love this! Their matching dresses with embroidered floral designs (lots of sequins) ain't bad either :)
Seesterne is the Geman word for starfish. Starfish is a nice word, but Seesterne is a combination of Sea ("See," pronounced "Zay"), and Star ("Sterne"), or Seastar!! How poetic is that? :) Ain't language fun?
The 6 Seesterne (under the direction of Oskar Siese) seem to have been based in Dusseldorf, Germany, and we've come across a few other images of them, one of these titled The "Four" Starfish (trans.), so they either gained or lost a couple of members somewhere along the line. That particular card was posted in 1911, so we can probably date this one to around 1905-1913 (German cards becoming pretty scarce for a time after 1913, what with WWI and its effect on the German printing industry and commercial export.
Nice unposted condition. Please examine our high res scans for detail.
The item you are considering for purchase is, unless otherwise noted, a vintage postcard of approximately 5 and 1/2, by 3 and 1/2 inches. 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 not charge for 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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