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Oh, Be My Valentine
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Valentine's Day postcard of woman sitting on the beach with Cupid standing behind her holding a quiver of arrows. She is wearing a bathing costume and cap. The clouds in the sky are shaped like hearts. Text on the left reads: "Oh, Be My Valentine". Chromolithograph, embossed.
circa 1910-1919
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W012NR6
WHi 63803
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