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Hope I Figured Right
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Child's Valentine's Day card with a boy and a girl. He is wearing shorts, jacket, eyeglasses, and a graduation cap. He holds a slate in one hand with the text "Hope I figured right." She is wearing a blue skirt, polka dot blouse, yellow flowers in her hair, and is holding a yellow purse. When the Valentine is unfolded, a brown dog is sitting up between then with a heart in his paws. The text "About You Being My Valentine, I Love You!" is also revealed. These valentines could be purchased several to a package, and children often exchanged them at school. Offset lithography and die cut.
1965
A-MERI-CARD
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W014895
WHi 81825
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