One Last Victorian Paper Lace Valentine, c. 1840s with Watercolored Pansies (Blank Interior) erzgebirge animals as I've seen a few

as I've seen a few other with the same progressions from 1-10 and 10-100

I first purchased a batch of heart pips from this very same deck from a seller in Holland

and I must say that it felt rather like Christmas receiving and going through them for the first time

and I think this one may be my very favorite that I have found--pure

One Last Victorian Paper Lace Valentine, c. 1840s with Watercolored Pansies (Blank Interior) erzgebirge animals as I've seen a fewOne last Victorian paper lace valentine today, because 'tis almost valentine season, and what a lovely thing to give to a beloved, including oneself. I'm fussy about ones I like, choosing this and several sold last week from more than a hundred 19th c. examples that had been collected over many years by a major Maine based paper dealer, whose collection was not long ago acquired by another Maine dealer and friend. This one c. 1840s, with the pansies