A Gift of Affection, Victorian Paper Lace and Die Cut Valentine with Excellent Color and Faces carved swedish spoons with every inch of the

with every inch of the story readable

I purchased them from a basket collector in Upstate New York who'd had them for many years

which comes out the mouth as its tongue

likely from the ink on the back of another board with which it was stacked

likely 1970s or so

A Gift of Affection, Victorian Paper Lace and Die Cut Valentine with Excellent Color and Faces carved swedish spoons with every inch of theA handful of Victorian paper lace valentines today, because 'tis almost the season, and what a lovely thing to give to a beloved, including oneself. I'm fussy about ones I like, choosing these several from more than a hundred 19th c. examples I had the joy of perusing last weekend which had been collected over many years by a major Maine based paper dealer, whose collection was not long ago acquired by another Maine dealer and friend. And I must say