This book is rare! it was created by Helen Buttfield in 1996.
Featured in this book are 15 different postcards (2 of each, so 30 total postcards) with beautifully drawn images of insects ranging from butterflies to beetles, to dragonflies, to cicadas!
Each postcard includes a specialty postmark of the “FLORA & FAUNA POSTE”, Buttfield’s company and series of postcards, and an original insect stamp.
This book was published in 1996 by Stewart, Tabori & Chang in New York, NY.
The creative direction for this book was done by Mia Galison for eeBoo Corporation, it was designed by Helen Buttfield, and the layout was done by Lisa Vaughn.
All of the postcards are still present and in mint condition!
The book measures 5.5” wide x 4” tall x .5” deep and weighs 8 ounces before packaging.