These ten beautiful antique Valentine’s cards, all from the mid- to late-19th century, were often carefully and creatively handcrafted from other cards, pictures, doilies and other bits of ephemera available at the time.
Vintage Valentine card from the Victorian era: Sincere regards
Vintage Victorian Valentine with a Cupid
Antique Valentine’s Day card – To My Valentine
Beautiful vintage Victorian Valentine’s card
Beautiful intricate Valentine’s Day card from the Victorian era
Some cards are from the Papers of Anna Kelton Wiley, courtesy of the Schlesinger Library on the History of Women in America.
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