The brilliant writer Monteiro Lobato leaves a note for his lover, Leonor De Aguiar, who responds with a lipstick mark.

• Handwritten note that says that Monteiro Lobato looked for Leonor De Aguiar, could not find her and asked her to look for him, on the back there are lipstick marks, she probably kissed the note.
• In Portuguese.
• 9.5 cm x 21.3 cm.
• No information about date and location.
• Average state of conservation.
• Unique piece.

Leonor, Lobato was here at 4:45 and found his nose at the door. He'll be back another day. He received the note [erasure] at the publisher's. He told me to call 72077 before lunch to arrange a meeting. Goodbye, angel! Lobato.

Monteiro Lobato (1882 – 1948) was one of the most influential Brazilian writers of the 20th century. A pioneer of children's literature, his works achieved immense popularity with textbooks and children's books that use simple language. Reinações de Narizinho (1931), Caçadas de Pedrinho (1933) and O Picapau Amarelo (The Yellow Woodpecker) (1939) are his most famous works and Emília, Pedrinho, Cuca, or Saci Pererê are characters that the whole of Brazil has known for several generations.

Leonor De Aguiar was his lover. An intellectual from a traditional São Paulo family, she was a woman ahead of her time, spoke several languages, lived in Europe, was an intellectual, was a friend of Senator Freitas Vale and was a regular at Vilia Kyrial. She appeared prominently in the miniseries "Um só coração" (One Heart), in celebration of São Paulo's 450th anniversary.

The most valuable documents show an unknown aspect of the personality, or life, of a historical figure; in this letter, we enter into the intimacy of the great writer Monteiro Lobato, in love, rewarded by an epistolary kiss - a lipstick mark - from his lover.