329 Broadway, NYC (Extinct): Lovely 1893 1 Cent Cover preacher box The notch in the blade

The notch in the blade half way done is pretty great too

with the red printed label of an old fruit crate visible on the back of one

but this early 19th c

This is one of a charming pair of vintage hand-painted Swedish wooden plates

Just a fun one

329 Broadway, NYC (Extinct): Lovely 1893 1 Cent Cover preacher box The notch in the bladeI spent a number of years working on Broadway in downtown New York just a handful of blocks from where 329 once was an address I've learned that no longer exists (just 325, then 341.) This envelope appealed for making me imagine that stretch of lower Broadway in 1893, as well as just for the beauty of the boldly inked cursive, perfectly punctuated with pale blue 1 cent indicia and diagonally striped cancellation over top. A nice little piece of NYC