Why Do We Give Valentine Cards?

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Illustrated 1910 Valentine card showing Cupid with wings and a blue sash, gathering red heart shapes from a pine tree into a basket. Text reads If you'd only be my Valentine.

Why Do We Give Valentine Cards?: Media

Freundschaftskarten and Hallmark are among the reasons.

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Illustrated 1910 Valentine card showing Cupid with wings and a blue sash, gathering red heart shapes from a pine tree into a basket. Text reads If you'd only be my Valentine.

Valentine

American valentine card, c. 1910.

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