'My dear Valentine' Valentine Card

    Valentine card jigsaw puzzle in unused envelope decorated with large red heart enclosing Cupid shooting his arrow.

    Puzzle is coloured card depicting a lady playing harpsichord to suitors.

    Verse reads 'My dear Valentine unto thee my thoughts do fly/ Until with bitter pain I cry/ Cry aloud for thee and yet, no nearer do I come to thee'.

    c.1930

    OB1996.87

    Find out more: Valentines Day: Passion Through the Post.

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    1. only1tanuki (15 months ago | reply)

      The verse is a bit disconcerting, but the idea is excellent. I wish I could find something similar nowadays.

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      Steve Taylor (Photography) added this photo to his favorites. (15 months ago)

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