Small c. 1840s Paper Lace Valentine with (Much Faded) Handwritten Message and Original Envelop tiny shovel 7 1/8” x 3 1/8

7 1/8” x 3 1/8 x 1 5/16” t and aside from some paint loss in very good shape

so good looking I'd keep them right on the stovetop or nearby on open shelves

first photo shows both sides combined in one photo

but is quite stable now

In their original case and box

Small c. 1840s Paper Lace Valentine with (Much Faded) Handwritten Message and Original Envelop tiny shovel 7 1/8” x 3 1/8I will continue to scoop good early paper lace valentines whenever I find them because I love them, and you seem to, too. This is a lovely small folded one, c. 1840s, with a handwritten message inside, though the ink is much faded and hard to read. And with what I presume is the envelop it was originally delivered in larger than it, but it is pretty rare to find such a small valentine! Addressed to an Andrew Cobb of Parsippany, NJ. Valentine: 2 11 16"