I Am Coming Soon! 1905 Hand-painted Dutch Boy Postcard walking bear actually) to allow the taking

actually) to allow the taking apart process to begin--and the way the pieces fit together is pretty cool as it reveals itself

with plenty of scratches on the plexiglass and a bit of paint loss but still looks great to me and I think more or less indestructible

duck itself 6 1/2" tall x 6 1/2" across x 7/8" thick

2 3/8" tall x 2 3/8" wide x 2 3/4" deep

I Am Coming Soon! 1905 Hand-painted Dutch Boy Postcard walking bear actually) to allow the takingOne of two antique hand painted postcards found together this week, both dating to 1905 this one mailed from Springfield, Mo to Rogers, Arkansas, one assumes not long in advance of its sender arriving, perhaps for Christmas! Drawings and cutouts of Dutch boys and girls were quite the rage in the early 20th century, but I think this is an especially good one in his red and green with polka dots all over, and an expression on his face that seems to say