[Postcard]. To my own dear Valentine, with love. If you collect such stamps as these, As long since I've suspected; I hope you'll prize THIS ONE above all others you've collected. [ca 1910].
Reference Number: Eph-POSTCARD-Stephens-08
Shows a child winged Cupid wearing a postman's cap and bag, and holding a large Valentine card. There is a flower-wreathed heart at the right, containing the verse. The verso shows that this was a card sent to Miss May Stephens by her friend Lucy.
Key terms:
1 image, categorised under Greeting cards, Ephemera, Photolithographs and Postcards, related to Cupid (Mythological figure), Letter carriers, Hearts and Valentine's Day.
Part of:
[Postcards collected by May Stephens. 1900-1920s], Reference Number Eph-POSTCARD-Stephens (7 digitised items)
Extent: 1 colour photo-mechanical print(s) on postcard.Photolithograph, on postcard 89 x 139 mm.. Horizontal imageEphemera
Historical Notes: Partly cropped postmark appears to read "1910".
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Other copies available: File print and colour transparency only at this number
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