SOLD KING in Spelling, Wonderful 1825 Handmade Reward of Merit handmade railroad flattened on the back side

flattened on the back side

smart piece that I think I would never tire of looking at

and the XYZs entirely

He's got on an apron

and so of course I fell in love with this one

SOLD KING in Spelling, Wonderful 1825 Handmade Reward of Merit handmade railroad flattened on the back sideA very early 1825! handmade reward of merit for the spelling King! This makes me purely happy. I'm always on the hunt for early handwritten rewards of merit, but never imagined such a charmer as this. And its small scale makes it seem especially miraculous for it to have survived 200 years; one thinks this speller was very proud of himself! 3 1 4" x 1 1 2". Ink on wove. Surely some fading to the ink and general toning to the paper, but in good