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Dear George,

Thanks so much for your prompt reply.  This tells me more than I knew, and
perhaps it gives me enough to go on so I can ask a reference librarian--a
generous soul who makes no distinction between my passion for literature
and my lust for postcards--to begin to search out some more material for me.
To tell the truth, I could not even find out his first name.  I knew he was
Boston-based, but I had no exact address.

I have a number of cards in different series and styles.  I don't know how
many people might be interested, but I think I will list them and send them
over the network.

He is an interesting publisher.  Some of his cards are among the most beautiful
published, and some--most, to be honest--are absolute trash.  He seems to have
liked to write poetry too; many of his mottoes and poems are signed by him,
and unless he plagiarized them, he certainly could turn out many a line!

Two other publishers that interested me were Volland and Cook (who you know,
because I think I saw one of your articles on temperance cards).  Volland I
finally found out a great deal about, but Cook still remains to be investigated.
I sent a letter off to the librarian at the public library in Hyde Park, NY,
but I never heard back.  He may be next when I have done with Sheahan.  I have
a fair number of Cook's cards, but they suddenly got pricey in the last few
years.

Thanks again.  I am beginning to see that this list is going to pay off for
me in information.

By the way, I have admired your writing on postcards for some years.  I would
like to see a complete bibliography of all the articles and books on postcards
you have written.  It must run to hundreds of items by now.

Best wishes,

Harry