Vintage Valentine Postcards Lot of 6 | Antique Edwardian Valentine Postcard Set | Romantic Couple Cupid Heart Flowers 1900s to 1920s

Vintage Valentine postcard lot of 6, a charming and varied grouping from the Golden Age of postcards, spanning approximately the 1900s through the 1920s.

The six cards include a romantic kissing couple in a pink oval frame, the elegantly embossed 'Love's Symbols: White Chrysanthemum, Sincerity' card, a decorated sailing ship with roses and seagulls reading 'Loving Greetings,' a sweet verse card ('Valentine Greetings: Now here's my chance'), a whimsical telephone card ('Will You Be My Valentine?'), and a cupid pulling a heart on a wagon with an acrostic verse.

Several have written messages and postmarks on the back, adding provenance and collector interest.

Details

• Item: bundle of 6 antique Valentine's Day postcards

• Holiday / Theme: Valentine's Day / Romance

• Cards Included:

• (1) Romantic kissing couple in pink oval frame, 'To My Valentine'; back addressed to Miss Rhea Lockham, Livingston Mich; postmarked Imlay City MI, Feb 1910

• (2) Embossed 'Love's Symbols: White Chrysanthemum / Sincerity' with verse; Series 563; back addressed to Mrs. Stephen Ely, Sylvania; Union Postale Universelle back

• (3) Sailing ship decorated with roses and hearts, 'Loving Greetings'; Series 652; back addressed to Miss Myrtle Bird, Argos Ind; postmarked Warsaw IN

• (4) 'Valentine Greetings: Now here's my chance / I could not say / These words in any other way' with heart, ribbon, arrow artwork; back written 'To Mary Simons From Dorthy Nitschky'

• (5) 'Will You Be My Valentine?' telephone children card, boy and girl on tin can phone with heart border; Made in USA; dated 1929 on back

• (6) Cupid pushing heart in wagon, acrostic verse 'My heart is drawn to you / My little steed is fine / And when I reach you please / To be my Valentine'; decorative gold rope border; back written 'From Uncle Patrick / Alvin Somme'

• Era: Approximately 1900s to 1929 (mixed within lot)

• Publishers: Series 563 and 652 noted; one Made in USA

• Postmarks: Imlay City Michigan Feb 1910; Warsaw Indiana noted

• Size: Standard postcard approximately 3.5 x 5.5 inches; tall-format cards also present

• Colors: Cream, pink, red, blue, gold, green (varied across cards)

• Sold as a lot of 6

Condition Grade: Good, mixed within lot

Positives

• Kissing couple card: Good color, readable postmark, charming back message

• Love's Symbols embossed card: Strong embossing detail, good front color

• Sailing ship card: Vivid illustration, colorful and detailed

• Valentine Greetings verse card: Clean front, bright colors, nice typography

• Telephone card: Cheerful art, clear text, Made in USA

• Cupid wagon card: Decorative gold border intact, sweet imagery

Issues / Wear

• General age toning across several cards consistent with 95 to 115+ year age

• Some cards show light corner or edge wear

• Written and addressed backs on multiple cards, consistent with use and era

• Telephone/wagon cards are later (1920s) and show more wear from use

See all photos for detail. Sold as pictured.

This lot of six Valentine postcards from the 1900s to 1929 includes a February 1910 Imlay City postmark and an embossed Love's Symbols card, and it suits a framed Valentine display or an ephemera album. If it's the one you've been looking for, it's ready to come home.