The Wonderland Postage Stamp Case
Oxford, UK: Emberlin and Son, 1889. Wraps. Fair. Item #019447
Thick card stock booklet (single sheet, 4 pp). 3 7/8 by 2 7/8 inches. Slots for postage stamps in the interior. With original envelope. MISSING booklet about letter writing by Lewis Carroll. Perhaps an early state of this postage stamp case designed by Lewis Carroll, to encourage letter writing among children. Case has a color illustration of Alice on the front cover, with no words, and "Invented by" over an illustration of the Cheshire Cat, with "Lewis Carroll/MDCCCLXXXIX beneath. Envelope with the same illustrations on the front cover and rear cover. Publisher's name and address on the back, with a one shilling price. FAIR/GOOD condition. Envelope split along the entire left, bottom and most of the top edge, with minor chipping along the extremities. General toning. Minor fading to the stamp case.
Price: $250.00