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616. Lot of Eleven Envelopes and Valentines

1) Tiny Valentine features embossed paper cover reading "Dearest name the happy day". Envelope is not postmarked but rather reads "Presente". 2) Printed valentine card with pierce work reads: "To my true Valentine!" and depicts a dove. Envelope post marked from Washington, D.C. in 1908. 3) Valentine stationary features a embossed lace pattern border with a printed bouquet of flowers including a lilly and a rose with a hand written poem. Postmark unreadable. Letter has fold creases....

4) Valentine card features a cover with floral scraps and lace cut boarder. Interior has hand written poem in brown ink. Envelope with stamp and black post-mark. Sealed with a black wax seal. 5) Blue and white printed card features a fan shape framing an image of a bird. Interior bears printed poem. Envelope is from Wells Fargo & Co. 6) Lace cut paper card is decorated with scraps including a book that reads "My Aim is Your Heart" with a fold back page to reveal "My Love I come" poem. Interior is blank. Matching envelope is addressed and marked paid. 7) Valentine features a lace cut cover decorated with a scrap reading "Look at my Beloved" which ca be flipped up to reveal a mirror. Interior has hand written poem in graphite. Fancy envelope printed with gilt is addressed and postmarked from New York. 8) Embossed lace paper cover is cut with an oval aperture backed with pink mesh and framed with floral scraps. Hand written poem on interior. Embossed envelope is stamped, postmarked and sealed with red wax. 9) Valentine stationary has a gilt border and hand written poem. Envelope is post-marked from New York and fixed with a small scrap reading "For Ever". 10) Valentine cover features two gilt floral scraps, a gold ring, "Token of Affection", and a central blue paper spiral topped with a bow and pulls up to reveal a portrait of a bride. Interior is blank. Embossed envelope is addressed and postmarked. 11) Embossed paper card features a design of hand colored flowers with a verse printed above and below. Valentine folds in to be sealed and is addressed and stamped on verso.

50/100   Sold $293.25
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