A few years ago I was into vintage postcards, I shared some at Christmas, my Valentine postcards are not as plentiful, I think they were more expensive to buy, that's why I only have very few, but here they are....they are so pretty. Wouldn't it be special to get a card like this in the mail? I'm linking up with My Favorite Thing at Mockingbird Hill Cottage
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The card was addressed to Miss Minnie Ferguson, Garretton, Ont. |
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Gertrude sent this one to Miss Wilda Laub in 1908 |
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There's writing on this one but I can't make it out |
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Anna sent this one to Master Walter Barnhart , it was postmarked from Harrisburg, PA in 1909 |
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This wouldn't be a politically correct Valentine these days! Charles Alfred sent it to Marjory Duff, I wonder if he was her sweetheart way back in 1908 |
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I don't know if you would really call this a Valentine or not, I just always thought it was the cutest. Click on it so you can read what's under each bow. This card was never used. |
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I'm including these because they were in with the Valentines - it's a little hard to scan something small like this and have them straight, so, excuse me on that. These are calling cards, I googled calling cards to read a bit more about them, the telephone calling card is what automatically came up, that's what a calling card is to us now. These are probably from the early 20th century - when visiting friends or "making calls", people would leave a card at the front door or parlor, usually in a special silver dish, even if the person they were visiting was at home. They were used as a reminder about who had visited recently and deserved a visit in turn. Can you just imagine some of these finely dressed ladies passing out their calling cards? Have you ever seen them before? |
