From The Queen Breeder, 1921 Postmarked Cover, Bellevue Ohio painted figure 6 9/16” x 6”

6 9/16” x 6”

perhaps one side a first attempt superceded by the other

painstakingly executed by hand

patron of the arts and all around super interesting character worth a quick (or long

From The Queen Breeder, 1921 Postmarked Cover, Bellevue Ohio painted figure 6 9/16” x 6”I am not sure if this envelope once contained a queen bee in a small queen bee box or just some correspondence, but what en envelop! A little research seems to indicate that H. G Quirin was at it breeding queens for quite a long time, with a notation (of an advertisement in a bee keeping journal) as early as 1861, but with this envelop postmarked 1921! (I think perhaps the the former notation is incorrect, but who knows?) The envelop itself looks c.