Lots marked with an
asterix (*) contain contemporary
embossed envelopes
VARIOUS MAKERS
DOBBS KIDD & CO, J T WOOD & CO and OTHERS
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DOBBS KIDD & CO, J T WOOD & CO and OTHERS
An embossed and pierced paperlace valentine card, stamp marked Dobbs Kidd & Co, with hand written verse 'My Spirit hath an Atmosphere/That's ruled by thee alone/'Ti's ever Sunshine when thou'rt near/But Cloudiness when gone' the centre with sheer cloth revealing Loves Barometer with mercury that moves up and down when pulling a tag - 5 x 7½in.; an embossed and pierced paperlace perfumed sachet valentine, stamp marked Wood, the front with chromolithographic illustration, opening to reveal a verse 'Eternal Love/Oh, do not tell me that love's/but a flower/That blooms in a moment and/dies in an hour....' - 3 x 4in.; and two others (4)
An embossed and pierced paperlace valentine card, stamp marked Dobbs Kidd & Co, with hand written verse 'My Spirit hath an Atmosphere/That's ruled by thee alone/'Ti's ever Sunshine when thou'rt near/But Cloudiness when gone' the centre with sheer cloth revealing Loves Barometer with mercury that moves up and down when pulling a tag - 5 x 7½in.; an embossed and pierced paperlace perfumed sachet valentine, stamp marked Wood, the front with chromolithographic illustration, opening to reveal a verse 'Eternal Love/Oh, do not tell me that love's/but a flower/That blooms in a moment and/dies in an hour....' - 3 x 4in.; and two others (4)