A letter from the writer of The Great Gatsby, F.Scott Fitzgerald to a fan asking for a photograph.

August 11, 1939

I’m terribly sorry but I haven’t had a picture taken for about twelve years. This is no stall. I think now that I shall wait until it’s time for a death mask because I’m in that unattractive middle-aged phase that doesn’t seem safe to record for prosperity. (This is not a misprint)

After finding the letter sent from my mums uncle during the war I have also found documents that though may seem irrelevant should be posted with it.

Mail art by William Schaff, his way of brightening up the world of post. Click on the link for similar envelopes and his other work.

Link:
http://flickr.com/photos/samsa1973/sets/1247708/