A Fishee on the Platee-Is Worth Two In'ee the Seaee

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Chinese Historical Society of America

CHSA-05022 (front)

CHSA-05022 (front)

Name/Title

A Fishee on the Platee-Is Worth Two In'ee the Seaee

Entry/Object ID

CHSA-05022

Scope and Content

B&W. Illus. Caricatures; Valentine Cards; Men: A Chinese man with slanted eyes and a queue is sitting in a boat in the water, he has an angry expression and there are "Chinese" characters on the boat and the sun is setting in the background. See CHSA-05021-05024. Front: Caption: "A Fishee On The Platee - - - Is Worthy Two In'eeThe Seaee." "1911-T.P. & Co. N.Y." Back: Postmark: "Jersey City, NJ Feb 13 1912 10-PM", stamped in black. Stamp: A green one cent stamp with a side picture of Benjamin Franklin. "U.S. Postage One Cent". Message: "Dear Friend, Is this what you thought when you fish went over board. B.S." Address: "Mr. J. Hummel 14 Vine St. Newark N.J." Old Accession #: TEX

Dimensions

Width

3-1/2 in