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Home / Vintage Postcard's / Antique Valentine Postcards Lot of 3 | Embossed Cupid | 1908 to 1911 Postmarked | Vintage Ephemera
Three antique valentine postcards, Cupid with heart, Cupid with letter, bench couple
To my Valentine card with Cupid holding a red heart, gold border
Lavender embossed card of Cupid reading a letter, To my Valentine
Card back to Miss Laura Holz, Rochester, Ind., with green stamp, 1911
Post Card back to Miss Laura Holz with Buckley, Ill. Feb 14 postmark
Post Card back to Miss Frieda Geske, Howard Lake, Minnesota, with message
Three antique valentine postcards, Cupid with heart, Cupid with letter, bench couple
To my Valentine card with Cupid holding a red heart, gold border
Lavender embossed card of Cupid reading a letter, To my Valentine
Card back to Miss Laura Holz, Rochester, Ind., with green stamp, 1911
Post Card back to Miss Laura Holz with Buckley, Ill. Feb 14 postmark
Post Card back to Miss Frieda Geske, Howard Lake, Minnesota, with message

Antique Valentine Postcards Lot of 3 | Embossed Cupid | 1908 to 1911 Postmarked | Vintage Ephemera

$14.99

This is a lot of 3 antique valentine postcards, holiday paper ephemera, each mailed between 1908 and 1911 with real handwriting and postmarks on the backs.

Card 1 is a thick, gold bordered, embossed Valentine Series No. 1 card of Cupid holding a red heart, sent by a college student named Clara to Miss Laura Holz in Rochester, Indiana, in 1911. Card 2 is a lavender embossed Cupid reading a letter, mailed Feb 14, 1908 from Buckley, Illinois, also to Miss Laura Holz.

Card 3 is a Whitney Made card of two children on a park bench under the caption Only Suppose If He Should Propose, sent to Miss Frieda Geske in Howard Lake, Minnesota. The listing grades the lot Fair, collectible for content, not condition, with per card notes of Very Good, Good+, and Good.

Details

  • Item: Lot of 3 antique valentine postcards, all mailed
  • Title: Valentine postcards: Cupid with red heart, Cupid reading a letter, and Only Suppose If He Should Propose
  • Author: Not confirmed from photos
  • Illustrator: Not confirmed from photos
  • Publisher: Whitney Made, Worcester, MA (card 3). Valentine Series No. 1 (card 1)
  • Publication Year: 1908 and 1911 postmarks, and one card circa 1910 to 1915, per the listing
  • Edition and Printing: Valentine Series No. 1 on card 1
  • Format and Binding: Postcards, printed cardstock. Card 1 is premium multi ply construction
  • Dust Jacket: None, postcards
  • Pages: 3 cards
  • Genre: Antique valentine postcards, holiday paper ephemera
  • Language: English
  • ISBN: None shown
  • Dimensions: About 5.5 x 3.5 inches each, standard divided back postcard size, per the listing

Condition Grade: Fair

Positives

  • Graded Fair: Heavy wear or damage, every flaw is named in this listing, and it is a reading or working copy, not a display piece.
  • Card 1 has vivid, bright color, and the front presents well.
  • The embossing on card 2 is well preserved.
  • All three backs have legible handwriting, with stamps and postmarks.
  • The cards are kept in individual protective sleeves, per the listing.

Issues / Wear

  • Card 1: minor age wear at the gold border corners and light toning on the back.
  • Card 2: some edge and corner wear, with light soiling on the back.
  • Card 3: wear and minor edge damage at the corners of the red border, a partial postmark, and surface wear.
  • All three were mailed and carry handwriting, stamps, and postmarks.

Please view the photos. Scroll in to judge the condition. This is the actual item you will be receiving.

These three mailed valentine postcards bring you embossed cupids and a Whitney park bench card with 1908 and 1911 messages, and they suit a shelf of holiday paper history. If it's the right copy for you, it's ready to come home.

  • Near Fine: Close to new. Any flaw is small and named above.
  • Very Good: Light use. Every flaw is named above, and none of them get in the way of reading or display.
  • Good: Complete and usable, with clear signs of use. Every flaw is named above.
  • Fair: Heavy wear or damage, named above. A reading or working copy, not a display piece.

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