To My Valentine.

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• MEDIUM: 3D card with honeycomb and an easel back,

  DATE: c.1915.

• EDITION SIZE: Card size 9 3/8 x 6 1/2 x 5 1/4" (H-W-D, inclusive of easel back).

• DESCRIPTION: A charming maritime Valentine's Day card with a two-toned honeycomb in the shape of a lighthouse. On the left is a life preserver made of flowers and a short greeting in the middle. On the right is a child with a fishing net containing two hearts, and a love letter in the opposite hand. Gulls fly outward, attached to the honeycomb lighthouse. In the background is a sailboat and a steamer ship.

• ADDITIONAL INFO:

• CONDITION: Good condition. Some paper loss to the seagulls at the top of the backboard. Ink inscriptions from the previous owner on verso.

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• CATEGORIES: 18th-19th Century Subjects , Valentine , 3D with Honeycomb