Briefkaart aan Philip Zilcken before 1893

This is a postcard from Dutch author Albert Verwey to Philip Zilcken. It is dated February 2, 1893. The postcard was mailed from The Hague, as indicated by the postmark. It features the Netherlands postal stamp and a royal Dutch coat of arms. This item is a window into the correspondence of Verwey and Zilcken, two prominent figures in Dutch literature. The handwritten address on the postcard is a poignant reminder of the hand-written communication of the past.