Danse Macabre Antique French Hand-drawn Postcard birch bark There is some wear to

There is some wear to the wood in one spot on the interior lip of the bottom

and then this marvelous mane

marked sterling on back

It measures 2 1/4" tall x 1 5/8" wide x 7/8" deep

which in the mid-70s changed its name from Liggett & Myers to The Liggett Group

Danse Macabre Antique French Hand-drawn Postcard birch bark There is some wear toI think the self referential pen and ink drawing on this antique French postcard is pretty fabulous, with its maker portraying himself legs up inside of the ink bottle, driven there by an army of dancing, smiling ink pens on the attack. At the center, tucked under the ink bottle, is a postcard within the postcard, locating him in Grenoble and describing the scene to his dear niece as a Danse Macabre. As a perfect final touch, he has drawn a caricature