Sunday, June 10, 2007

The Mile High Club - Love is in the Air - Airplanes!


Vintage Valentines with Airplane and Air Travel Themes

It's PLANE  to see I'm all taken up with You.

4 1/8" x 5 7/8"
circa 1930s  
Mechanical Flat
marked: Made in U.S.A.
Hallmark Cards
10 V 52 a

I'd be up in the sky if you'd be my guy!

2 1/4" x 4 1/2"
circa 1950s
Flat
Marked: prtd in U.S.A.
No other publisher's marks


I'm JET-PROPELLED for you, Valentine.

5 1/8" x 4"
circa 1950s 
  Flat
 made in USA
 marked: 59vk-747-13


To My Sweetheart

3 5/8" x 4 1/2"
circa 1920s
Mechanical Flat
made in Germany

To my Valentine.

4 3/4" x 3 1/2"
dated 1934
Mechanical Flat
made in Germany

To One I Love.

3 1/2" x 4"
dated 1930
Flat
printed in Germany

To One I Love.

3 1/2" x 4"
circa 1930s
Flat
printed in Germany
 



To My Sweetheart!
3 5/8" x 4"
Flat
printed in Germany

Plane dropping roses over the Capitol building

To My Valentine Messenger of Love.

2 3/4" x 4 5/8"
circa 1930s
Mechanical Flat
made in Germany

Images from the spinner are seen in 2 windows 

Let's TAKE OFF Valentine.

notice the hammer and sickle on the nose of the plane
Circa 1960s

Flat
made in USA


Be my Valentine
I've got three stowaways aboard;
Two are as plain as day ~
And in my ever loving heart
YOU'RE ALWAYS stowed away.

9 3/4" x 8 3/8"
circa 1930s/1940s

Mechanical Flat
made in Canada
 


Plane as ABC 4 U.

Flat
made in USA

 
Say you'll be my Valentine and I'll be FLYING HIGH!

  circa 1940s
Flat


I'll DIVE at the chance to be your Valentine.

  circa 1940s
Fold-Out

Bowled Over by Bowling Valentines!


Hi! I'm BOWLED over by you VALENTINE!

3 5/8" x 2"
made in USA
circa 1960s

You've got me BOWLED OVER Valentine

4" x 5"
circa 1920s/1930s
made in USA



Sweetheart! You're right up my Alley.

Figure Bowling
circa 1940s/1950s
made in USA


Thursday, June 7, 2007

Shout it from the HOUSE-TOP! Homes


I'll raise the roof if you won't be mine for above all --- I want you for my Valentine.

4 1/4" x 4 3/4"
circa 1930s
Mechanical Flat
 made in USA


To my Valentine I've got a MORTGAGE on you, too!
2 5/8" x 3 7/8"
1930s, 1940s
Flat
made in USA


My Valentine HOUSE chances of being mine?

4 3/8" x 8 1/2" flat
circa 1930s
House with Picket Fence
Standing Fold-Out


I hope you're home 

Be my Valentine!  
3 1/2" x 4 1/8"
circa 1920s/1930s
made in USA



To My Valentine
Here's my Heart, - bright, red and new
And meant for no one else but you;
Take it please - and since it's mine,
You then will be My Valentine.

3 1/4" x 4 1/2" (6 5/8" x 4 1/2" unfolded)
dated 1921
made in USA




Here's the Only Heart I own, And it's Just for you Alone
3 1/8" x 5 1/4"
circa 1920s/1930s
made in USA



I'll shout it from the House-Tops -
Be My Valentine!

5" x 3 5/8"
circa 1930s/1940s
made in USA

You can swing on my front gate If you'll be my Valentine.

3 5/8" x 4 3/4"
dated 1934
Stand-Up



 Valentine Greetings ~ In friendship very true and sweet This cheery valentine Is sent on wings of love to greet A charming friend of mine.  

3 1/4" x 2 1/2" (6 3/8" x 2 1/2" opened)
circa 1920s, 1930s
Single Fold 


Room For Rent ~ I'd like a little ROOM in your Heart.  

Figure with Suitacse
circa 1920s, 1930s
Standing Fold-Out