![]() This inspired her to create her own valentines, convincing her father, who owned the largest book and stationery store in Worcester, Massachusetts, to order paper lace and supplies from England and New York. In 1847 Esther Howland, known as the "Mother of the American Valentine" received an elaborate English valentine. After this time, the availability of paper and a universal postal system made valentines more accessible to the masses. Manufactured cards appeared as early as the 1830s. Valentine's Day Greeting Cards in AmericaĮxchanging handmade Valentine's Day cards probably began in America in the early 1700s. By 1800, printed cards began to replace written letters. By the middle of the 18th century, people began exchanging small tokens and notes. The popular celebration of Valentine's Day began in the 17th century in Great Britain. This is the oldest known valentine in existence today. 1415 the Duke of Orleans wrote a poem to his wife while being held in the Tower of London. The first association of Valentine's Day with romantic love was in a 1382 poem by Geoffrey Chaucer to honor the first anniversary of the engagement of King Richard II of England to Anne of Bohemia. ![]() Pope Paul VI removed it from the Roman calendar of saints in 1969, but still permitted the religious observance. 500 to replace Lupercalia, a pagan fertility rite celebrated in Rome. 269, he healed her blindness and wrote her a note, which he signed "from your Valentine." ![]() While in prison, Valentine became friends with the blind daughter of his jailer. He had Valentine arrested and incarcerated. He believed that married men did not make good soldiers. Valentine's Day is in dispute, but the most popular story tells of a Roman priest, Valentine of Rome, who defied the order of Roman Emperor Claudius II to stop performing marriage ceremonies for young men whom he wished to recruit into the army. View the original source document: WHI 81256 Within the heart it reads "Valentine Greetings". Valentine's Day card of a black and white dog with a furry tan ruff and a collar, holding a ribbon in his mouth that is attached to a heart. Also of interest are the parts of a kit used to create custom valentines by the purchaser. A selection of inexpensive children's bulk valentines from several decades take the viewer back to elementary school days. Several have multiple parts held together with cords, and others have many layers to produce a three-dimensional look. One card has a stick of Black Jack gum still attached. Some cards have moveable hinged parts fastened with eyelets. A few cards have fruit or vegetable themes: beets, peaches and plums. Of course, hearts, flowers, ribbons and butterflies appear in almost all of the valentines. Many cards feature animals: bears, dogs, cats, donkeys, horses, birds and swans. One card has two masked, gun-toting Cupids robbing a woman. The figures in the Valentine's Day cards gallery include everything from men, women, boys and girls to Cupid and cherubs. This collection of Valentine's Day greeting cards provides a glimpse into the way Americans have shared their feelings of love and affection every February 14th from 1840 through 1980. View the original source document: WHI 63801 Text on the right reads "To My Valentine." Chromolithograph, embossed, printed in Germany. Valentine's Day postcard with Cupid holding a bow and arrow seated in a two-wheeled cart made of flowers.
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