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Victorian-style valentine postcards
Set of 30 beautiful cards.
Send in the mail to loved ones individually, or give the book of 30 to someone extra special.
3.5 x 4.7 inches each card
Laughing Elephant Publishing
circa 1910
each card is unique
BRAND NEW
Non Smoking Home
Though Valentine's Day was established in 498 AD, it was the Victorians who popularized the giving and receiving of elaborate love notes. People were overjoyed when printing advances in the early 1900s made it possible to send them in the form of postcards; thousands and thousands were designed. This collection includes thirty of the cutest cupids, pretty ladies, and charming children. The imagination and artwork are brilliant; the sentiments simply splendid. A treat to receive in the mail; or give the book of 30 (and hope you'll be a recipient)! Celebrate Valentine's Day with the old-fashioned tradition of sending Victorian-style postcards. Book of 30 Vintage Valentine Postcards. Brilliant illustrations and clever sentiments. Send in the mail to loved ones individually or give the book of 30 to someone extra special!
Postcard books are a wonderful way for us to share our treasure trove of images. Our postcard books on Easter, Halloween and Christmas have proven to be very popular, and so we turn to one of our favorite holidays--Valentine's Day. The valentine, as a graphic token to be exchanged by lovers on February 14, became very popular in the middle of the 19th century, and continued to increase in popularity and variety as the century advanced. In the first years of the 20th century there was an explosion in popularity of the picture postcard, and it was natural that postcards would be created to send on every holiday. Tens of thousands of valentine designs were printed as Valentines. We have selected thirty favorites from our collection, and reproduced them here in such a way that they can either be removed and mailed or kept intact and the book given entire.