Novelist (1846–1916) who received the Nobel Prize for Literature in 1905. Crisp ink signature, “Henryk Sienkiewicz,” on an off-white 3.5 x 5.25 postcard bearing an embossed red and gold coat of arms of the Polish January Uprising of 1863. The crest represents the nations that had rebelled against the Russian Empire: the white eagle of Poland, the Archangel Michael for Ruthenians and Vytis, and the white knight for Lithuania. On the reverse is the name of Swedish writer Mauritz Boheman dated October 12, 1905, in an unknown hand. In fine condition. RR Auction COA.
