Young Wrestler/Strongman in Prize Belt and Balletic Pose, Antique RPPC (with Bloodstain on Reverse) 1980s new york and which I understand referenced

and which I understand referenced life and death

I especially like the framing/cropping on this one

as there seems to be a tiny hole somewhere from which a tiny bit of it has come out

so was very pleased to find this box the other day in Rhode Island

kept by a Gladys (aka Kitty

Young Wrestler/Strongman in Prize Belt and Balletic Pose, Antique RPPC (with Bloodstain on Reverse) 1980s new york and which I understand referencedI take this handsome and very poised looking young man as a wrestler, 1st decade or so of the 1900s, with what looks like some manner of prize belt around his waist, though I can't quite read what's on it. He seems to me, though, with arms and feet in first position, ready to rise on his toes and spring to life as a ballet dancer. A charmer. 5 3 8" x 3 7 16" and in overall good condition, general wear and what appears to be an old blood stain (!, with