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611. Lot of Three Collage Valentines, circa 1870's

Lot includes two similar "Pop-up" Valentines made with a double foil lace paper frame. Each has scraps of violets, forget-me-nots, a hand holding pansies reading: "Sincerely Thine" and a bird bearing a ribbon banner reading "Hope". One has a central image a little girl with flower baskets, the other has a cupid; both pasted onto maroon silk. Both foil covers open to reveal a gilt poem printed onto a sheet of lavender paper. Measure apprx 7"H x 4-3/4"W. Third of lot has white lace paper (by Wood) over a red paper background decorated with a blue butterfly and a bouquet of narcissus. The central panel can be opened to reveal a cock. Cover peels back to show interior with a poem and fairy image printed by Momberger, Cogger SC. Measures apprx 7"H x 4-3/4"W.



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