A Postman, ha, what a guy! [/] Who prigs the Letters on the Sly; [/] Do not think I shall e'er incline [/] To have a chap like you for a Valentine.
W.S. Fortey, Steam Printers, Monmouth Ct. [n.d., c.1830.]
4 pp. with coloured wood engraving on the front. Front 255 x 190mm (10 x 7½"). Holes in top edge, some creasing and spotting.
A letterhead vinegar valentine featuring a postman with a roseate nose. Vinegar Valentines are rather unflattering and often insulting; some addressed to trades and professions, perhaps given to customers to their suppliers, rather than true valentines.
[Ref: 64194] £80.00
4 pp. with coloured wood engraving on the front. Front 255 x 190mm (10 x 7½"). Holes in top edge, some creasing and spotting.
A letterhead vinegar valentine featuring a postman with a roseate nose. Vinegar Valentines are rather unflattering and often insulting; some addressed to trades and professions, perhaps given to customers to their suppliers, rather than true valentines.
[Ref: 64194] £80.00