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VICTORIAN VALENTINE
A rebus valentine in picture code, the message surrounded by a heart shape formed by a simplistic garland within a cameo embossed border, the manuscript message reads 'My dearest [angel], Acept the [hand], and [burning heart], of thy honest [admirer] to whom thou art much dearer than [gold]', with cupids bow and arrow above and the words 'Constancy' and 'True Love' below, together with the upper half of the original envelope dated the 14th February 1854, 9 x 7in.
A rebus valentine in picture code, the message surrounded by a heart shape formed by a simplistic garland within a cameo embossed border, the manuscript message reads 'My dearest [angel], Acept the [hand], and [burning heart], of thy honest [admirer] to whom thou art much dearer than [gold]', with cupids bow and arrow above and the words 'Constancy' and 'True Love' below, together with the upper half of the original envelope dated the 14th February 1854, 9 x 7in.