Residue from a label is not as obvious in real life as in this image, nevertheless it is there. Handkerchief was washed, and the residue is still there. Have not tried solvents. Some might think the bit of a label adds a bit of cachet to the handkerchief, so I've left it there. There is another pencil-like mark on the fabric, that appears only on the back side of the fabric. It appears to be a slight stain from a colored thread that attached itself to the fabric at some point in washing, and the color bled a bit into the white fabric. This also did not come out in simple washing, might with something like RIT color remover.