If These Shirts Could Talk: The Tantalizing Tales Behind Used Clothes
The mysterious packages kept arriving, some from eBay, others from the Home …
Jockeying for Position: How Boxers and Briefs Got Into Men's Pants
Just as underclothes are shielded from public view, the evolution of men's most intimate apparel is shrouded in secrecy. But the story of men's underwear is about more …
Gloriously Grotesque 19th-Century Pipes
The meerschaum pipes carved in Eastern Europe at the end of the 19th century are among the most bizarre and improbable concoctions in decorative art. Some feature …
In the Hot Seat: Is Your Antique Windsor a Fake?
While researching her book, "Killer Stuff and Tons of Money," Maureen Stanton came across all sorts of characters. For years, she shadowed her antiques-dealer friend …
Bizarro Beauty Products, from 1889 to Now
We tend to think of the union of vanity and technology as a particularly modern affliction. It's only recently that science brought the world botox and collagen injections, skin peels, liposucti…
Love at First Kite: How Pizza and Pente Led to One Oklahoman's High-Flying Obsession
Vintage kites from all over the world hang from the ceiling and walls of Richard Dermer’s popula…
Pin-Up Queens: Three Female Artists Who Shaped the American Dream Girl
It’s easy to think of pin-up art as a charming relic of the old boys’ club—images that might line the walls of a …
Say Ahhh: An Oral Surgeon's Quest to Reimagine the Garage-Band Guitar
It’s not unusual for men of a certain age to have a soft spot in their hearts for the look of vintage guitars and the sound…
Tokens for Sweethearts, in Times of War
A keepsake, an item that recognizes a loved one, strikes a deep, sentimental chord in each of us—particularly that of a sweetheart. The popularity of keepsakes grew in the United States during the period from 1917 to 1919 as our country ent…
American Picker Dream, Part I: Mike Wolfe On His Love Affair With Bikes
I was walking to school one day and saw all these bikes in the garbage. I was just amazed because I didn't have one and I found it incredible that anyone was throwing them out. So I gathered…
Old Saint Valentine's Day Postcard | Postcards63 of 512 |  |  |
petey loves this.
musikchoo loves this.
Hunter loves this.
walksoftly loves this.
BELLIN68 loves this.
mustangtony loves this.
officialfuel loves this.
Manikin loves this.Create a Show & TellReport as inappropriate
Posted 3 months ago
Ted_Straub
(207 items)
This postcard, which was mailed in 1912 is quite an item. It bears the copyright of D.G., of which I will have to try to find out more.
The artwork on the card is in high relief.
Coupled with the text, and the artwork...it looks a little suggestive.
And, it is addressed to a student, from his teacher!
Help us close this case. Add your knowledge below.
Create an account or login in order to post a comment.
Valentines Day PostcardsThough Saint Valentine was deleted from the Roman Catholic church's calenda…
PostcardsPostcards became popular at the turn of the 20th Century, especially for se…
Thank you, Manikin!!!!
Hi, mustangtony...thanks for the love!
Good afternoon, officialfuel....thanks for the love!
love this :) happy valentines day:) Ted:)
Thank you, Bellin...and a Happy Valentine's Day to you, too!
your very welcome Ted :) thankyou :)
That would get a teacher fired in this era, my how things have changed in 101 years, love it!
Yes, walksoftly, such messages surely would get a contemporary teacher booted out! And true, things have certainly changed over the years!
Thank you for your comment and love on this card....
Thank you, musikchoo!!!
Hello, Hunter...thanks for your love on this card!!!!!
Thanks for the love, Petey!