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In America there have been many
different forms of cards given on Valentine's day over the years.
Many of these may not have been nice as there were cards that were
often rude and almost cruel in their humor, But, there were many
that were intricate and a lot of thought that went into them. There
were cards in the times of the civil war that were flagged with rich
color, patriotic and political motifs. There were ones that showed
lovers, their heroes and generals, skits and comical.
There were many Valentines that were
especially lithographed and hand-colored, beautiful in there design
and that had a distinction of there own. Many cards were imported
from overseas due to the paper being of poor quality and not
suitable for embossing. There were many cards that were produced
with intricate lace paper, decorated with ornaments such as beads,
sea shells, cones, berries, and all different kinds of seeds. Some
may even have seaweed or moss with dried flowers or artificial
flowers which was all attached to a string so as it could be hung
creating a three dimensional picture.
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