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DOBBS & CO.
An embossed and pierced paperlace valentine card stamp marked Dobbs, the gauze centre applied with hand-coloured flowers, opening to reveal two watercolour garlands of flowers with the verse above and below 'Of flowers the fairest of the grove Accept & let them be/An emblem of unfading love For such is mine to thee', surrounding a hand-written verse, 8 x 5in., c. 1840's; and two other cameo embossed and pierced paperlace cards.
An embossed and pierced paperlace valentine card stamp marked Dobbs, the gauze centre applied with hand-coloured flowers, opening to reveal two watercolour garlands of flowers with the verse above and below 'Of flowers the fairest of the grove Accept & let them be/An emblem of unfading love For such is mine to thee', surrounding a hand-written verse, 8 x 5in., c. 1840's; and two other cameo embossed and pierced paperlace cards.