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Season's Greetings, Let's Stamp Out the Dictators!

Date: 1942
Description: Holiday card with a 10¢ War Stamp Album glued inside. The front of the card shows Uncle Sam's large shoe kicking Hitler, Mussolini and Hirohito into space....
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Wishing You a Blessed Christmas

Date: 1963
Description: Photographic holiday card of the Q.J. O'Sullivan family. The heads of six children are superimposed over a wreath made of greenery and a bow. In the center...
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Holiday Greetings from Our House to Yours

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Description: Photographic holiday card of the C.J. Schroepfer family. All the boys are wearing white shirts, dark pants and bow ties or neckties. The little girl is wea...
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Ever Thine

Date: 1840
Description: Valentine's Day card with flowers and gold and white flourishes. Text at bottom reads: "Ever Thine." It has been mounted to a piece of paper and a silhouet...
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Let the Smiles of Youth Appearing

Date: 1855
Description: Valentine's Day card with a cornucopia filled with flowers and foliage. On the edge of the mouth it reads: "Let the Smiles of Youth Appearing." Music notat...
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Flower and Leaf Valentine

Date: 1855
Description: Valentine's Day card with a flower and large leaf. A verse is printed on the leaf. It reads: "Vainly shall we list for voices, made by absence doubly dear,...
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If Souls Could Always Dwell Above

Date: 1850
Description: Valentine's Day card with a center oval-framed image of a woman and a cherub leaning on an ornamental stone wall. A column with an ornate top is to the rig...
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St. Valentine's Day

Date: 1881
Description: Valentine's Day card with a border of white flowers surrounding a smaller polka dot border. Inside is the text: "St. Valentine's Day," with daisies and a b...
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To My Valentine

Date: 1880
Description: Valentine's Day card with an image of a child peering out of a metallic gold circle. Surrounding the child are dandelion flowers and leaves. The child is b...
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Valentine with Girl, Flowers and Arrows

Date: 1890
Description: Valentine's Day card of three, die cut pieces. On top is a little girl inside of orchid leaves and blossoms. She is wearing a long white dress and a headba...
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Love's Offering

Date: 1908
Description: Valentine's Day card in the shape of a heart, with a woman in a long pink dress sitting in a meadow as the central image. She is holding a heart and flower...
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Love Be With You

Date: 1905
Description: Valentine's Day card with four die cut pieces held together with two cords. The top piece is a girl wearing a lavender dress and ballet slippers. She is ho...
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Cupid's Message

Date: 1911
Description: Valentine's Day card with three layers. The bottom layer is a large blue and white butterfly, and in the lower right is glued a banner with the text: "Cupi...
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To My Valentine

Date: 1911
Description: Valentine's Day card made of four pieces. The main piece is of a large shell boat pulled by two swans on a pond filled with water lilies. A cutout of a lar...
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To Mother

Date: 1963
Description: Valentine's Day card for Mother. A heart made of lace and roses surround a die cut heart that allows a heart on the inside to show through. More roses appe...
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My Gift of Love

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Description: Valentine's Day card made of several layers. The back piece is a die cut heart-shape with blue and gold decorations and flowers around the edges. Next are ...
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My Valentine

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Description: Valentine's Day card showing a male bird standing on a tree branch with a top hat, cane and bouquet of flowers. To the right is a female bird wearing a hat...
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For Someone I Like

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Description: Valentine's Day card with a central red heart trimmed with lace. Cherry blossoms surround it. Red, pink and green sequins are sewn onto the card with beads...
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Loving Greeting

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Description: Valentine's Day card with a cherub seated in front of an easel. She is holding a brush and palette and is painting a heart and flowers with the text: "Lovi...
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Whitney-Made Valentine With House

Date: 1920
Description: Valentine created using a "Whitney's Valentine Material" kit. The "folder" (card) has a house in the country surrounded by flowers. Over that paper lace is...

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