1928 poster holiday greeting in the form of a faux telegram, from Carl Weeks of the Armand cosmetic company, Des Moines IA. Carl Weeks (1876-1962) began with a drug store in Centerville IA, and then worked with his two brothers manufacturing patent medicines from his formulas. In 1907, he formed The Florian Company to manufacture cosmetics, renaming it The Armand Company in 1915. In 1927 their company was number one in the country for face powder sales (their formula mixed in face cream). 21”x15.5” folded [one edge chip as shown; reflection from protective acetate sandwich]