Antique Handmade Valentine: Butterflies! brass sign black ink on pale blue

black ink on pale blue lined paper with a few stains and old fold marks

and on the other a board for Nine Men's Morris (also known as Merrills

including one author and three with the names of books written by him (yes

but I am not entirely certain of its age

Antique Handmade Valentine: Butterflies! brass sign black ink on pale blueYesterday I came across a bunch of old handmade valentines, including this one, filling me with total joy. This hand painted watercolor includes a fitting poem inside too, and on the back we learn a sender and recipient both with fabulous names: Zela and Olive! 6" x 4 9 16" closed. There is a light angular fold line and a bit of crinkling toward the bottom, but I think I can get it to flatten out pretty well.