This attractive, well-traveled, uprated, 1-Cent, U.S. postal stationery card was mailed from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S.A., to a J.C. Heywood, in care of a forwarding agent in Paris, France! I believe that the addressee, J. C. Heywood, is none other than somewhat renowned U.S. lawyer and poet, Joseph Converse Heywood! As for this mail, it left Philly on December 14, 1891, and was put on the Steamer "Teutonic," to cross the Atlantic. After reaching Paris, the forwarding agents, Drexel, Harjes & Company sent the mail on to the addressee's last known address, an old palace in Rome, Italy!
To continue, other than a minute stain near its bottom, right corner, the red, 2-Cent, U.S., "Washington," is in fine condition! The duplex cancel from the Philly P.O. is very fine, but a bit hard to read in places due to having been put over the picture of President Jefferson! The two, blue, "Paris Etranger," transit CDSs are superb! The purple cachet(12/24/91) of Drexel, Harjes & Co., is immaculate!!
Lastly, as for the postal stationery card, itself, it's in good-very good condition. There are some stains from various sources on it. Also, there is a vertical crease down the middle, and some wear and tear around the edges. Noted imperfections aside, this is a very nifty, colorful piece of U.S. postal history almost certainly connected to Joseph Converse Heywood, Harvard-educated lawyer, and poet!