Vintage Valentine Party

Sunday is Joan's Vintage Valentine Card Party at Anything Goes Here. She is sharing a fabulous group of Victorian valentines from 1901. You won't want to miss the story of how she got them! Be sure to visit Joan and the other participants listed on her sidebar. I have just 3 to share and they aren't the usual red valentines we are used to seeing. These came from Hubby's great grandmother's box of postcards that I shared before

Postmarked 1913

Postmarked 1907

Postmarked Feb. 16, 1910

Now, I know you're thinking this is not a valentine card but here is what it says on the back:

"Everyone else is getting Valentines. So I send you one too. Oro"

This was sent by Oro, hubby's great grandmother to his great-grandfather, Pop Smith. Not a lot of sentiment there and it sounds like she may be disappointed she hadn't received one from him yet. I'm learning from these postcards that Pop Smith worked out of town for long periods for the California State Highway Department and he wasn't one to write often. He did save the cards she sent though and brought them home so they must have been important to him. I hope your Valentine's Day is filled with love from the people who are important to you!

Ringing in the New Year with Old Postcards

I finally got around to scanning some of the postcards I found in the attic. The postmark on this one is blurry but most of the cards were from 1907 to 1924. Fido is looking rather uncomfortable isn't he?

This one is a little easier to date. I almost didn't even look at the postmark but finally noticed it is January 1, 1910. Pretty cool ~ a genuine antique.

We have our noisemakers and confetti poppers ready and will spend tonight at home with the kids, watching TV and eating all their favorite party foods. Whether you ring in the New Year with a night on the town or curled up at home I hope you have a fun, safe New Year's Eve and a bright 2010!