Postcard of A Canção de Mayrube

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A postcard of A Canção de Mayrube by Hugo Canuto featuring a printed color illustration on paper. The image depicts a masked individual carrying a gold-colored staff with presumably an eagle on top. The individual is looking into a fire-based entity that is spewing smoke into the night sky. In the smoke is the shape of a snake with a green eye. In the bottom left corner is the printed signature of the artist [Hugo Canuto] in black text. In the upper right corner, above the staff, in white text it reads [A CANÇÃO DE MAYRUBE] or “The Song of Mayrube.” There are no inscriptions in the front or back.

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