This collectible card features a portrait of Charles Darwin (1809–1882), the famed naturalist best known for On the Origin of Species and his theory of evolution by natural selection. Issued as part of the Pieces of the Past series (1800s Edition), the card contains an embedded handwriting fragment attributed to Darwin himself.

Series: Pieces of the Past – 1800s Edition

Subject: Charles Darwin

Feature: Handwriting relic fragment

Design: Foil holographic finish with inset cut of historical document

Handwriting Analysis

The fragment shows flowing 19th-century cursive script, which shares several traits consistent with Charles Darwin’s known handwriting:

Right-leaning cursive with continuous flow, typical of Darwin’s quick penmanship.

Looped “h” forms and sharp descenders, which are found in his authentic letters.

Compact “e” and “a” forms that blend together, a characteristic of his hand.

The phrase appears to be French (“par” / “chez le Sieur”), aligning with Darwin’s international correspondence.

Ink and paper style look period-appropriate to the mid-1800s.

While visually consistent with Darwin’s handwriting, the fragment is too small and partial to confirm with certainty. Authentication generally requires full words, signatures, or extended text, cross-checked against archived Darwin letters.