• Antique Greek Folded Letter Sheet with Mourning Keepsake Contents including Lock of Hair, Dried Flowers, and Cut-Paper Cross, Postmarked Athens, Greece, 1867
  • Antique Greek Folded Letter Sheet with Mourning Keepsake Contents including Lock of Hair, Dried Flowers, and Cut-Paper Cross, Postmarked Athens, Greece, 1867
  • Antique Greek Folded Letter Sheet with Mourning Keepsake Contents including Lock of Hair, Dried Flowers, and Cut-Paper Cross, Postmarked Athens, Greece, 1867
  • Antique Greek Folded Letter Sheet with Mourning Keepsake Contents including Lock of Hair, Dried Flowers, and Cut-Paper Cross, Postmarked Athens, Greece, 1867
  • Antique Greek Folded Letter Sheet with Mourning Keepsake Contents including Lock of Hair, Dried Flowers, and Cut-Paper Cross, Postmarked Athens, Greece, 1867
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Lot 013 - Antique Greek Folded Letter Sheet with Mourning Keepsake Contents Including Lock of Hair, Dried Flowers, and Cut-Paper Cross, Postmarked Athens, Greece, 1867

Lot 013 - Antique Greek Folded Letter Sheet with Mourning Keepsake Contents Including Lock of Hair, Dried Flowers, and Cut-Paper Cross, Postmarked Athens, Greece, 1867

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Antique Greek folded letter sheet used as an envelope, addressed in Greek script to "Τον Κύριον Ιωάννην Δ." ("Mr. Ioannis D."). The front bears a circular datestamp reading 7 ΑΠΡ. 67 (April 7, 1867) and a dotted triangular postal marking. The verso carries a receiving postmark from ΑΘΗΝΑΙ (Athens), dated 9 ΑΠΡ. 67 (April 9, 1867).

The interior contains mourning keepsake items: a lock of brown hair tied with a dark ribbon, pressed dried flowers and leaves, and a cut-paper cross.

The letter sheet shows age-related toning and wear consistent with handling. The dried botanical contents are fragile with crumbling occurring.
Dimensions: 4-1/4" W x 2-1/2" H
The listed dimensions are of the closed letter.

Auction Date: 05/14/2026

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