"Ui8AEH" colorful Tashkent / Toshkent / Тошкент QSL card used 1988 by operator Alex, tiny upper corner crease. $2.50 u

Ui8AFD" shortwave (14 mc) QSL viewcard used 1987. Scene on 1 May Street includes an apartment building & the Detsky Mir shop for children, minor corner wear. $3.00 u ILLUSTRATION ADDED RECENTLY

"UI8ZAA" Karakalpak QSL card used 1990. $3.00

           LOT OF 18 MUSEUM CARDS WITH OUTER WRAPPER
                     SHOWING SCENES OF TASHKENT IN 1980
                               
Each museum card is a quality color print measuring approximately 3.6" x 7.3" (like a regular postcard, but longer) with no postcard back. Length of these cards varies a bit, but they belong together. Scenes are explained in 6 languages (including English, German & French): Pushkin monument, Textile Workers Palace of Culture, Ministries building, Lenin monument, 14 Turkestan commissars monument, Turkestan military region museum, dwelling houses in Pushkin Street (shown), etc. The cards are fresh; the outer wrapper has a corner crease and some minor wear. Ideal gift for the homesick expatriate. $18.00

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"A / Valentine / Greeting" 3 angels attend to numerous hearts & violets, post card printed in Hong Kong, unused continental, obvious reproduction, fresh appearance. $1.00 av

                     AVIATION-RELATED VALENTINE COLLECTION


Collection of 48 aviation-related valentines, all housed lovingly in an appropriate leatherette album equipped with one-, two- & four-pocket pages. [The kind of album many dealers use.] Many are large die-cut (examples shown first row) & many mechanicals are present (examples shown second row). No jets: biplanes, zeppelins, balloons, aviators & propeller aircraft only. A joy to own at a wholesale price of $80.00 including the album & shipping to a US address! vw NEW / NOUVEAU / NUEVO

"Capitol -- Winters night.  Hartford, Conn." black & white post card with undivided back, converted to a Valentine by 2 dark-red glued-on heart in the lower front corners, mailed there February 1906 to Miss Mattie C. Murphy, faint corner crease at each lower corner. $6.50 c(h)vwc

"Dearest / Love / I send a line / To say, / please be my Valentine // Ernest Nisher, London  No. 504" with art showing a man writing with a Cupid & hearts above him, postcard with undivided back mailed 1906, one corner with 2 small creases, small ink smear on back. $3.00 va

DIE-CUT VALENTINES

"Be Mine //. You're the type - / Right for me" die-cut valentine depicts little girl at typewriter, her little dog looking on, stand fold-out at bottom, heart at top moves with her head & hand. Worn with 2 conspicuous creases; as is. About 6" in height. $1.25 v

"From the / Showers in the / Springtime / My heart will / shelter you. / And when it's / raing love / why then / My heart can / shelter two." die-cut valentine showing a boy & girl with a somewhat moveable heart above them. About 6" in height. $2.00 v NEW / NOUVEAU / NUEVO

    "HAVE A HEART // MINE" boy holds heart that stands within a heart-shaped base, die-cut valentine with no writing, 3 inconspicuous creases in right part of red outer heart. $2.00 vb NEW / NOUVEAU / NUEVO

    "IT'S IN / 'THE BOOKS' / VALENTINE" boy in shorts toting books that fold out from the die-cut valentine, about 6" in height, bottom stand has not yet been bent out, no written message, fairly fresh. $2.75 vb NEW / NOUVEAU / NUEVO

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Lot of 13 die-cut Valentines, each somewhat smaller than a regular-size postcard.  Most open up with fancy edges & embossing. Most actually used by school children, judging by pencil writings on some of the backs. One is a mechanical that still works. 2 examples shown. $15.00 for all. v

"Sincere / and / Best Wishes" large (approximately 5-1/2") ornate & embossed die-cut valentine heart framing a scene in which a woman is picking flowers for her basket. Brief message penned on back. $3.50 v

"STOP! / LOOK! / LISTEN! // I'M / GOING TO / 'COP' / YOU FOR MY / VALENTINE" two-folds-to-stand die-cut valentine depicts boy policeman & little girl in pink dress. Approximately 7" when folded out flat for display. $2.50 v NEW / NOUVEAU / NUEVO

    "D. P. C. Mfg Co.'06 / How do you like the picture, friend, you see, / I think it suits you to a T, / ..." vinegar valentine postcard showing a colorful clown & more poetry explicitly calling the recipient a bore, undivided back, pencil writing on back & violet handstamp THE POSTAL AUTHORITIES HOLD / THAT THIS CARD MUST BE / MAILED IN A CLOSED ENVELOPE, tiny spots of toning on front, most interesting. Apparently the insults were so strong as to require a cover! The most interesting vinegar valentine we have ever seen. $10.00 cv

    "Faint Heart ne'er won fair lady" with caricatures in color of a smiling man & an astonished woman, both wear hats; embossed post card mailed FEB 10 1909, slight even browning of paper with age, hint of cancel ink on front. $4.25 v

"Here is my heart, / Here is the key,..." poem with signed Outcault art showing boy & girl & key to a heart, Tuck Valentine Post Card Series No. 111, post card with undivided back mailed circa 1908 with a little writing on front, paper browning on back with age, minor edge wear, large album adherences on back. $8.00 (a(o)tv)

"Love's Message / to my Valentine" embossed angel pulls cart laden with shamrocks, violets & hearts; color postcard mailed 1906 in the United States, a little extraneous writing on back, corner & edge wear. $5.00

"May / this bow of white / Which gives delight, / And which I send you / A token be of Love divine / ..." with angel, hearts & roses in an intricately embossed lacy design, post card mailed FEB 13 1909 from Nutwood Ohio (DPO in Trumbull County, light Doane cancel), mild corner wear, slight paper curl. $4.50 v-o

Postcard Collector February 1990 (Volume 8, Number 2). Features on Tuck Scottish clans, valentines (4 different!) & more. $2.50 p,v

See also Valentine's Day covers. NEW / NOUVEAU / NUEVO

"St. Valentine's Greeting" with angels in embossed frame with small hearts, Winsch published post card mailed 1910, cancel ink on front. $2.50

"This bow of Blue / I send to you… / BE MY / Valentine" postcard with embossed angel displays poem amidst flowers & lace, color, Heart Valentine Series No. 2, a little pencil writing on back, corner & edge wear. (shown) $7.25 vpa. Mailed, but fresher. $9.00 vpa

"To / Greet / You / Hail to Saint / Valentine, kindly / old friend,..." with embossed floral design, Winsch published post card mailed 1911. $3.25

"THE SPORTSMAN / His outfit is quite up-to-date, / And his guns of a pattern most late,..." vinegar valentine with limerick, signed H. H. (Hanke), undivided back postcard, unused, minor corner & edge wear. Sold but still available for scholarly study & research as a full-size & enhanced 72-dpi scan in .jpg or .tif format. $1.50 ahvp

"Tis said / Dan / Cupid strikes / the match / That sets the heart a / glow / But where Dan Cupid / strikes that match / Is what I'd like to know" leather postcard mailed JUN 28 1907 at Assaria Kansas (bold cancel, very small town) to 'City' possibly meaning Lindsborg (per writing on front). Some hand-coloring. $5.00 vla-k

    "To My / Valentine / With Fond Greeting" extensively embossed pair of finches in a hanging pot of violets, postcard from Tuck Series 11 (Floral Missives), with corner & edge wear, stamp removed, several tiny front surface scrapes remove coloring but blend fairly well into the design. $4.00 tvb

    "To my / Sweetheart" extensively embossed girl riding in a floral boat, Brundage art(?), Tuck Series 11 (Floral Missives, a Valentine series) post card mailed 1909 in Michigan, tiny nick in upper edge, corner wear & rounding, light toning near the front corners. $7.00 tgv

    "To my / Sweetheart" fanciful undivided back post card with an angel & violets in a chariot being pulled by a pair of white doves, embossed highlights, small corner & edge scrapes, mailed 1907 in Ohio. $3.00 vau

"To My Sweetheart // If you / want this heart / of / mine, / you must catch / your Valentine." embossed child skips in grass surrounded by a border of red & white hearts, a short dedication in pencil on the back of the postcard, just trivial wear at one corner, otherwise quite fresh because it was hand-delivered to (& then cherished by) a grandmother. $14.00 vc

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"To My / Valentine" in an embossed heart with attractive young lady drawn at the right, postcard mailed 1913, cancel ink on front, soft corners. $3.00

"To My /  Valentine" large embossed rose & gold heart, Tuck postcard from Series 11 (Floral Missives), printed in Saxony, light toning on back, album marks on back, 'Mother' written in pencil on front, writing on back, light album marks at the corners of both sides, light corner & edge wear. $5.00 tvf

"To / My Valentine" with a bouquet of blue & white flowers in horizontal format, post card printed in Germany, embossed highlights, mailed circa 1914, slight rounding of corners. $2.00 v

"To my Valentine" unused & gorgeous private mailing card. $12.00 (pv)

"To my / Valentine / Dear heart of mine / True heart of mine / Tis time o'year / for Valentine" with envelope within a horseshoe-shaped garland of violets, Valentine Series No. 42, post card mailed 1913 from Brooklyn, embossed highlights, light toning on front. $2.00 v

"TO MY / VALENTINE // If I had my pick of the girls in the land / I'll bet you can't guess what I'd do. / I'd pick out my valentine. Please understand / That the one whom I'd pick on is you." approximately 6" tall Valentines greeting card, RJS signed art then hand-colored by sender, message written inside as intended. $2.00 v

    "To My Valentine // RPH / S 1147 / 3" real photo postcard of girl with bow & arrow within a palette border, envelope with flowers in color, mailed 1912 in New Jersey with coded message, large spot of toning in address area, minor corner & edge wear. $5.00 vga%

"To My / Valentine / With Fond Greeting" extensively embossed pair of finches in a hanging pot of violets, postcard from Tuck Series 11 (Floral Missives), with corner & edge wear, stamp removed, several tiny front surface scrapes remove coloring but blend fairly well into the design. $4.00 tvb

TUCK SERIES 11 FLORAL MISSIVES (a Valentine Series). "To my / Sweetheart" extensively embossed girl riding in a floral boat, Brundage art(?). post card mailed 1909 in Michigan, tiny nick in edge, corner wear & rounding, light toning in the upper front corners. $7.00  "With / Valentine Greetings" extensively embossed girl riding in a floral boat, Brundage art(?), printed in Saxony, tiny nicks in edge, album marks on front, mailed 1909 in Ohio, lightly toned front. $7.00 "To My / Valentine" large embossed rose & gold heart, printed in Saxony, lightly toned back, album marks on back, pencil writing on front & writing on back, light album marks at the corners of both sided. $5.00 "To My / Valentine / With Fond Greeting" extensively embossed pair of finches in a hanging pot of violets, corner & edge wear, stamp removed, several tiny front surface scrapes remove coloring but blend fairly well into the design. $4.00 "To my Love / With / Valentine Greetings." extensively embossed pair of birds in a basket of violets, printed in Saxony, writing on back, minor corner wear. $6.00 -

                                   
                                   
"Valentine / Greetings" 4 postcards gilded & printed in Germany from Series 7042, unused, trivial tiny spots of toning on the back of two, otherwise quite fresh. Circa 1910 - 1912. Worthy of framing and presentation to a very special young lady who deserves the best. All four shown above for $75.00 vw

"Valentine Greetings / Git a move on - - git a move on. / Dark clouds am passin' by." showing 5 black men in overcoats & slouch hats, each carrying a bag; Tuck postcard from their Series 103, mailed 1907 in Washington State, 2 corner creases--one small, one tiny; small numeral written in upper left front corner may erase. One of the strangest Valentine postcards we have ever seen. $30.00 bvt

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    "Valentine Greetings / The ball player thinks he's 'the' stuff / But the rooters will soon call his bluff / When he misses the ball, / ..." and 2 more lines for a limerick, Tuck Valentine Post Card Series No. 5, brownish paper, mailed 1908, lightly toned front, faint corner crease. Sold but still available for scholarly study & research as a full-size & enhanced 72-dpi scan in .jpg or .tif format. $1.50 s(b)pvt-a

"Ven der birdies sing / Und der leaves come out, / Und every dings / Begins to sprout..." with 6 more lines of poetry, picturing a formally dressed gentleman smelling a rose; from Tuck's 'Leatherville' Valentine post cards Series 114, mailed 1908 with 1-day delivery within Pennsylvania, quite fresh with good edges, simulating the look of leather. $7.50 vtp

Wanted to buy--turn-of-the-century German valentines that can stand on their own. Please offer us some, priced in US dollars or Euros! *c

                    WHOLESALE MAILED VALENTINE POST CARDS
                                                         1906-1927
                                   
Interesting lot of 37 mailed Valentines, with a notable progression from the earlier very fancy, intricate & embossed designs to later & much simpler artistic styles without embellishment. Includes several nice postcards & good variety--vinegar valentines, Dutch kids, hand-tinted real photo, angels, Winsch, Tuck, anonymous, party invitation, etc. Most would retail for $3.00 to $5.00, with nothing tatty. Examples shown: vinegar valentine from 1906 (left) & one from 1926 with unsigned art. Good for study or for a dealer's stock, they are wholesale priced at $65.00 vw!! Postage & insurance (if desired) is extra, depending on your location.

    "With Loving Thoughts" embossed art shows girl pushing doll in carriage in Valentine border of pink flowers; Tuck Series 3 'Dainty Dimples' postcard mailed 1911 in Michigan, stamp removed, long but inconspicuous internal crease at bottom, faint corner bend within it. $6.00 tgdv NEW / NOUVEAU / NUEVO

    "With / Valentine Greetings." extensively embossed girl riding in a floral boat, Brundage art(?), Tuck post card from Series 11 (FLORAL MISSIVES), printed in Saxony, tiny nicks in edge, album marks on front corners, mailed 1909 in Ohio, light toning & a few tiny speckles of cancel ink on front. $7.00 tgv

"Wouldn't you think it would be nice / To glide with me across the ice, / ..." Valentine poem with signed Outcault art showing child couple skating towards a dangerous spot on the ice labeled 'LOVE', Tuck Buster Brown postcard mailed 1908 in Kansas, toning near 3 front corners & the top edge, minor corner wear. $8.50 (a(o)vcps)

"YOU'RE A / KNOCKOUT / SO BE MY VALENTINE" with art showing a man knocked out by a curvaceous young lady, cartoon & number 14 on back, post card printed in the United States. $3.00

"You're not to be mentioned with / any in one breath, / So I'll say to you simply, / your True Friend / till death. / ..." showing young woman in frilly pink dress & flowered hat, nicely embossed; Series No. 1110 printed in Germany, postcard mailed 1912 in New Hampshire, couple tiny spots of toning mostly in lower front border, otherwise fresh with good edges. $4.50 v

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