Origins of Valentine's day cards

                                                                             

The first Valentine's cards were sent in the 18th century.
Initially these were handmade and decorate whit romantic symbols like flowers, hearts, love knots and lines of poetry. These cards were then slipped secretly under a door or tied to a door-knocker.
It was in Georgian Britain that pre-printed cards first began to appear. Perhaps the oldest surviving card dates from 1797, this card was sent by one Catherine Massday to a Mr. Brown.
In the Victorian age, thanks to the construction of new machines, many cards were produced.
Not all Victorian Valentine's cards were so romantic, however.
The less- up were able to buy "Vinegar Valentines", cards designed to insult.

OLD VALENTINE CARD

MODERN VALENTINE CARD

LENTINE CARD