Oh yes, the beautiful, sappy, make you *swoon* Valentine's cards are nice, but my heart of hearts truly belongs to the mischievous vintage Valentines known as Vinegar Valentines or Penny Dreadfuls. Apparently they first started to become popular in the late 1800's, and remained so through the first part of the 20th century, and were often sent anonymously to poke fun at certain types of annoying people. Luckily there are still some great examples floating around out there - the 19th century ones are a bit more expensive than the 20th century ones of course, but they are all pretty reasonable considering their age and the delicate nature of old paper... PAINTED DOLL Vinegar Valentine -Penny Dreadful Vinegar Valentine or Penny Dreadful - Heart Agony COFFEE HOUND Vinegar Valentine - Penny Dreadful Turnabout Wheelabout Hussey Vinegar Valentine VALENTINE PENNY DREADFUL COMIC,"CIGARETTE CHISLER" 40'S PENNY DREADFUL*VINEGAR VALENTINE*WOLF* MADAME UPPISH Vinegar Valentine -Penny Dreadful Vintage Penny Dreadful/Comic Valentine: BOTCH TAILOR PENNY DREADFUL*VINEGAR VALENTINE*BOOKWORM*
