[Production proof for Heinrichsen-Kanzlei initials] Random20 But reading unfamiliar handwriting often

But reading unfamiliar handwriting often leaves the reader perplexed

One of five hundred copies

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[Production proof for Heinrichsen-Kanzlei initials] Random20 But reading unfamiliar handwriting oftenWhat follows below has largely been cribbed from an email from Dan Reynolds. We knew this was something, but we didnt know exactly what. The short answer is that its a proof for some initial letters designed by Friedrich Heinrichsen to accompany his Heinrichsen Kanzlei typeface, which the J. D. Trennert & Sohn typefoundry published in 1933. Heres the long answer from Dan with minor omissions and edits made by us:* The back of the card reads: 3.)