16.00 USD
Aphrodite, the goddess of love, rises from the sea each dawn, and floats to shore on a pure white shell. Unposted and in very nice condition, what a cool valentine's day gift this would make.
Our unidentified model is garbed in a close fitting elastic suit, sometimes called the liberty, or union, suit. Yep, this faux-nude costume was invented in the United States in the mid 1800s, its purpose, to liberate womanhood from the constraints of the tight-laced corset.
It was called the union suit after the union side in the civil war. The idea was that the union was fighting to free the slaves, and the union suit would free women from the strictures of whalebone!
Lovely card!
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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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