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I've A Soft Spot For You, My Valentine
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Child's Valentine's Day card with a boy seated on a giraffe. He is wearing a green cap, blue jacket, red and white striped pants and black shoes. He holds a red heart with the text: "I've A Soft Spot' on it. Below is another heart with: "For You, My" on it and under that "Valentine." These valentines could be purchased several to a package, and children often exchanged them at school. Offset lithography and die cut.
circa 1920-1929
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W012NSM
WHi 81882
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