Beautiful 1930 RPPC of Watercolor Insect with Entomological Notes painted wooden toy boat to simulate fur

to simulate fur

but not this drawing---it sold me immediately

While I believe somewhat faded with age

I truly believe one can never have too many boxes

5 1/2" across at widest

Beautiful 1930 RPPC of Watercolor Insect with Entomological Notes painted wooden toy boat to simulate furThis Latvian real photo postcard captures a wonderfully delicate, gray scale watercolor of an insect an Amphorophoza rhinandlis Schout, it appears to me, which I'd guess was likely rendered by the sender, who has included what seem to be specific notes about it, so one would guess he was an entomologist. I love the thought of this postcard being sent as a means of communicating new findings about this particular species, and like to imagine a desk