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First Bank of Love
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Valentine's Day card of a large heart with a "check" on top of it. At the top of the heart is the text: "A Wealth of Love," and at the bottom is: "Just Check Me Up." On the check it reads: " Loveland...Feb. 14...No. 42. FIRST BANK of LOVE. Pay to the Order of My Valentine, $1000.00, One Thousand Thrills, Your Valentine." Letterpress and die cut.
1945
Carrington Company (Chicago, Ill.)
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W012NPR
WHi 81345
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Child's Valentine's Day card. A girl is taking a bath in a wooden tub full of bubbles with a towel held in front of her. A large heart is in the background with the text: "It's time to come 'CLEAN'...
