Valentines Day Postcards

Today, antique and vintage Valentine postcards from the Victorian and Edwardian eras are generally collected rather than given away—proving, perhaps, that for people who are serious about old paper, love has its limits. Sweethearts had been trading Valentines centuries before the postcard was introduced in the late 19th century. But the Valentine postcard turned out to be the ideal medium for messages of love for a brief window of time....Continue Reading