The Freedom Lies in Being Bold Postcard is a hand-printed letterpress card featuring Robert Frost’s quote, BOLD in large black letters, sunburst lines, and an antique wood and metal type-inspired design.
A wooden cubby shelf displays vintage-style cards, including the “Freedom Lies in Being Bold” postcard, “MRS D COHEN MILLINERY,” “GREENFIELD VILLAGE 29,” and a Robert Frost postcard with a building sketch.
A woman in an apron operates a vintage printing press with wood and metal type, surrounded by shelves of paper supplies. Warm light highlights her hand-printing the "Freedom Lies in Being Bold Postcard.
A hand rolls purple and black ink onto a taped surface with metal spatulas nearby, prepping materials to hand print the "Freedom Lies in Being Bold Postcard" using antique wood and metal type.
The Freedom Lies in Being Bold Postcard is a hand-printed letterpress card featuring Robert Frost’s quote, BOLD in large black letters, sunburst lines, and an antique wood and metal type-inspired design.
A wooden cubby shelf displays vintage-style cards, including the “Freedom Lies in Being Bold” postcard, “MRS D COHEN MILLINERY,” “GREENFIELD VILLAGE 29,” and a Robert Frost postcard with a building sketch.
A woman in an apron operates a vintage printing press with wood and metal type, surrounded by shelves of paper supplies. Warm light highlights her hand-printing the "Freedom Lies in Being Bold Postcard.
A hand rolls purple and black ink onto a taped surface with metal spatulas nearby, prepping materials to hand print the "Freedom Lies in Being Bold Postcard" using antique wood and metal type.

Freedom Lies in Being Bold Postcard

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$6.00
Member price: $5.40
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Introducing the Greenfield Village Printing Office collection of hand printed letterpress postcards. 

Each design celebrates our collection of 19th century antique wood and metal type along with 21st century artisan printing techniques, creating truly unique prints. These postcards were printed on our 1880’s treadle-driven platen press, one color at a time. The back is printed with a vintage electrotype postcard cut with space to write a message. The results are small, multi-layered works of art, perfect for sending a special note in the mail, or collecting each design to add to your home decor!                   
Freedom Lies in Being Bold Postcard highlights a quote from Robert Frost, whose Ann Arbor home is now located in the Porches & Parlors exhibit at Greenfield Village. The background design features a linocut of thin lines carved like rays of light emanating from the corner of the print in transparent ink. The text is hand-set in 36 point Garamond Italic movable metal type with the word “Bold” in Tuscan Extended antique wood type, printed in black on French’s Speckletone True White cardstock. 

Dims: 4 x 6".

Shipping charges are based upon final weight.  All orders are shipped via USPS or UPS. Please allow 7–10 business days for delivery. 

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