Three Dogs by William Elstob Marshall, in which they each deny having opened the letter.
Peter de Sève
Bricks
This is from 1921, in which a bootlegger’s cargo was disguised as a load of bricks. Probably a police photo, but wouldn’t it be fun if it was in a catalog from which bootleggers could select the ideal vehicle for their operation?
You’ll Pay
Frontispiece from Within the Law, illustration by William Charles Cooke.
Over Cards
A page from The Leaning Girl by François Schuiten and Benoit Peeters.
Mail Art, 1898
From The Englishman Who Posted Himself and Other Curious Objects (2010) by John Tingey, a mailing using a “publicity stamp” as part of the address. The addressee was G. Forster, a dentist who used the stamps to publicize his practice, and also the cousin of Reginald Bray, the above-referenced Englishman who delighted in sending cryptic postcards. At this time, such stamps were also popular in Germany.
Too High
Postcard by Christian Hoff, 1922.
