Vintage Ephemera

Vintage and original 1950s Valentine Card featuring a girl graduate. Girl is dressed in cap and gown and holding a diploma, which reads: Can't we "Grad" ually Get Acquainted Valentine? 

Card measures about 2.75 inches x 3.5 inches.

Very good condition with pencil writing on back.

Vintage 1940s Valentine's Day Greeting Card. Features a little girl wearing a blue dress and large pink hat, carrying a heart and card. Reads, "Love & Feb. 14"

Card opens to reveal verse. Inside reads, "Dear Valentine, Could I meet you on This date?" Back of card is also in color and shows the rear view of the girl (see photo 2).

Card measures 2.25 inches x 4.5 inches. Condition is very good with pencil writing inside. Published by A-Meri-Card.

This is the original card. Would be great for altered art projects, scrapbooking and collages. Please check my shop for more vintage and antique greeting cards. Thanks for looking!

Vintage 1940s Valentine Greeting Card. Features a Green cottage door with Pink Roses climbing up a black trellis on each side. Reads, "Your'e The One I A-Dore" Front is lightly embossed.

Card opens to verse. Reads, "So Don't Slam Me But Be My Valentine".

Card measures 3 inches x 4.25 inches. Condition is very good with ink signatures on back.

This is the original card. Would be great for altered art projects, scrapbooks and collages. Please check my store for more vintage and antique greeting cards.

Adorable vintage original 1940s Valentine Greeting Card. Features a Circus Elephant standing on a ball. Reads, "I've got a Lot on the ball, you see"

Card opens to two elephant riding in a hot air balloon. Inside reads, "Won't you fly away with me?"

Card measures 3.5 inches x 4.75 inches. Condition is very good with ink signatures inside and some soiling to back. Published by Doubl-Glo.

This is the original card. Would be great for altered art projects, scrapbooks and collages. Please check my store for more vintage and antique greeting cards.

Vintage and original 1930s Valentine Card. Features a little girl with a blue bow in her hair. Girl is surrounded by a frilly heart shaped frame.  Red and gold background with gold colored border.

Card front is embossed and reads: To My Valentine

Measures 4.5 inches wide x 6.75 inches long and opens to reveal a verse.

Inside reads: Dearest little friend of mine, Will you be my Valentine? You from all the world I choose, Do not then my Heart refuse.

Condition is good with a small dark spot on the front left edge, and pen and pencil writing on the back.

Very colorful card!

Vintage original 1950s New Baby Congratulations Greeting Card. Features a stork delivering a baby.

Front reads:Congratulations Mother and Dad

Card opens to clothesline with diapers hanging on it.

Inside reads; There's nothing like a Baby, To make your life complete. You must be proud and happy to have one that's so sweet.

Card measures 4.75 inches x 5.75. inches when closed.

Condition is very good with Ink signatures inside. Made in U.S.A.

Card is used.  No envelope.

Vintage 1940s Valentine's day greeting card featuring a puppy with a red feather in his hat. Card measures about 4" x 5.5". Made by Hallmark copyright 1947.

Condition is very good with pen writing inside and on back. Opens to reveal verse.

Great for altered art projects, book marks, and scrap booking.

Vintage original circa 1950s Get Well Greeting Card. Features a sweet little yellow puppy sitting under a mushroom with a bluebird at the upper right.

Front reads: Under the Weather?

Card opens to another view of the bluebird.

Inside is blank so you can write your own message.

Card measures 3.5 inches x 4.75 inches.

Condition is very good and card is unused.

Published by Hobby. Made in U.S.A.

Comes with envelope.

Vintage circa 1950s unused Christmas Greetings Card. Features pine cones and holly leaves with berries. Reads, "Christmas Greetings". Has a little slip of paper that inserts into front flap of card for personalization. Also has a red ribbon tied at each side that holds the bottom flap up.

Card measures 5 inches x 7 inches. Condition is excellent and unused. Made by Treasure Masters.

This is the original card. Would be great for altered art projects and collages. Please check my store for more vintage and antique greeting cards. Thanks for looking!

Vintage 1940s Christmas Greeting Card. Features a Mistletoe with berries, stars, and an orange ribbon. Card front is embossed. Reads, "Merry Christmas"

Card opens to another Mistletoe. inside. Reads, "May the Joys of this Holiday Season Remain with you, Not Only at Christmas. But each day of the Coming Year."

Card measures 4.5 inches x 5.5 inches. Condition is very good with ink signatures inside and paper residue on back where it was removed from a scrap album. Published by J.S. Publishing Corp. Made in U.S.A.

This is the original card. Would be great for altered art projects, scrapbooking and collages. Please check my shop for more vintage and antique greeting cards. Thanks for looking!

Vintage 1940s Christmas Greeting Card. Features a little girl angel, warming her hands on a candle flame.  Whit. 0-219B. Reads, "Greetings".

Card opens to the girl standing over the candle with a candle snuffer. Inside reads, "A world of warm good wishes, The very nicest kind, To someone that this season, Will always bring to mind!".

Card measures 4.75 inches x 5.75. inches when closed. Condition is very good with ink signatures inside and some light soiling. Published by Whit. Hand dated inside 1945.

This is the original card. Would be great for altered art projects, scrapbooking and collages. Please check my store for more vintage and antique greeting cards. Thanks for looking!

Vintage 1940s Used Christmas Greeting Card. Features two large bells at the top, along with kids playing on a sled in the snow, and some Victorian Christmas Carolers. Card front is embossed.

Card opens to two more large bells and a church snow scene. inside. Reads, "To Greet you on Christmas Day. To wish you all the Happiness That Christmastime can bring, And day by day and year by year the best of everything."

Card measures 4.75 inches x 5.75 inches. Condition is very good with ink signatures on back and a couple spots on the inside of paper residue, where it looks like Christmas seals were removed. Published by Wallace Brown. Made in U.S.A.

This is the original card. Would be great for altered art projects, scrapbooking and collages. Please check my store for more vintage and antique greeting cards.

Vintage and original 1950s child's Birthday Greeting Card. Features two little tiger striped kittens.

Front reads: A Birthday Hello

Card opens to reveal a verse.

Inside reads: Wishing you a Happy Day and many more to come

Card measures 4.5 inches x 5.75 inches when closed.

Condition is very good with ink inscription inside and a few spots of soiling.

Card is USED and has no envelope.

Vintage 1950s Birthday Greeting Card. Features a little girl in a pink dress, with pink parasol and in shoes too big for her. Reads, "Sure Wisht I wuz in Your Shoes".

Card opens to the girl standing with the umbrella folded. Inside reads, "If Birthdays only treated ME As well as they treat YOU, I'd be on hand to welcome them, Whenever one was due!"

Card measures 4.75 inches x 5.75. inches when closed. Condition is very good with pencil signatures inside and some light soiling to back. Published by Artistic Card.

This is the original card. Would be great for altered art projects, scrapbooks and collages. Please check my store for more vintage and antique greeting cards.

Vintage 1950s original 3 Year Old Birthday Greeting Card. Features a Teddy Bear dressed in Swiss Clothing and Hat. Reads, "Happy Birthday 3 Year Old".

Card opens to bear tied to rope. Inside reads, "A special Birthday greeting For Someone THREE YEARS OLD, To wish you all the gladness A joyous Day can hold!".

Card measures 4.5 inches x 5.5. inches when closed. Condition is very good with light pencil signature inside, and light soiling to back of card. Published by American Greetings.

This is the original card. Would be great for altered art projects, scrapbook2 and collages. Please check my store for more vintage and antique greeting cards.

Vintage circa 1950s 3 Year Old Birthday Greeting Card. Features a blue and white plaid elephant with a yellow and black hat. Elephant is holding the number three in his trunk. The "3" is pink with silver glitter.

Card opens to elephant. Inside reads, "Happy Birthday Three Year Old. This elephant remembered The day that you are Three. And so he hopes your Birthday Is as happy as can be!".

Card measures 4.75 inches x 5.75. inches when closed. Condition is very good with Ink signatures and short inscription inside and some glitter loss on the "3". Published by Greetings Inc.

This is the original card. Would be great for altered art projects, scrap booking and collages.

Vintage 1940s Childrens Happy Birthday Greeting Card for little girl. Features a little fairy holding the candle, standing on the birthday cake. Reads, "Its Your Birthday!".

Inside reads, "I love birthday candles, So brightly agleam, A promise of gladness, In each.

Card measures 4 inches x 5.25. inches when closed.

Card is used. Condition is very good with ink signature inside, crease upper right corner of cover and some light soiling to interior and back.

Published by Greetings Inc. Copyright 1947.

This is the original card. Would be great for altered art projects and collages.

Vintage original 1950s Baby Congratulations Greeting Card. Features a baby cradled  in a flower with musical notes surrounding it.

Front reads: What Good News

Card front is embossed.

Opens to reveal verse.

Inside reads: Just heard about your sweet little heavenly bundle - Congratulations!.

Card measures 4 inches x 7 inches. Condition is excellent. Card is unused.

Made in U.S.A.

Comes with original envelope which is also in excellent condition.

Vintage circa 1950s Valentine's Day greeting card featuring a puppy in a hat. Card opens to reveal a verse.

Card reads: My hat is in the ring for YOU! Valentine

Published by A-Meri-Card.  Made in U.S.A. Number X-4545.

Small card measuring 3.5 inches x 3 inches. Condition is good with a few small brown spots on front and pencil writing on back. Card is USED.

Please check my store for more vintage Valentine cards, books, postcards and ephemera.

Vintage original 1940s Valentine Card featuring an anthropomorphic duck dressed as an artist, wearing a red beret, blue smock, and saddle shoes.  He is holding a canvas painting and paintbrush.

Reads: It would be DUCKY if you would be MY VALENTINE

Card measures 3 inches wide x 4 inches tall. 

Condition is very good with names written on back in ink.

Vintage 1900s Victorian Valentine Greeting Card. This card is a stand up card and is embossed. Features a little boy dressed in green, wearing a red hat. Card has a green ivy border. Reads, "True Love"

Card measures 4 inches x 5 inches. Condition is very good with pencil writing on back, some edge and corner wear and light soiling to back.

This is the original card. Would be great for altered art projects, scrapbooking and collages. Please check my shop for more vintage and antique greeting cards. Thanks for looking!

Vintage 1940s Valentine Greeting Card. Features a sweet little girl with a cheese grater, grating a heart into a bowl. Blue coffee cup and sugar box sitting on table.

Card opens to reveal a verse. Inside reads, "No Grater Joy on Earth I'D Find Than to be Your Cook Sweet Valentine"

Card measures 3 inches x 3 inches when closed. Condition is very good with ink writing on back, some soiling to inside and back.

This is the original card. Would be great for altered art projects, scrap booking and collages. Please check my store for more vintage and antique greeting cards. Thank you!

Vintage 1950s Forget-Me-Not Birthday greeting card. Front of card features a large gray kitten. His right eye is an attached black button. Cat is holding a yellow sign.

Sign reads: If EYE tried to write all my wishes down I'd never get done, I guess. But it must be as plain as the nose on my FACE_

Card folds open to a kitten with a black button nose.

Inside reads: That I'm wishing Your Happiness!

Card is used with pencil signature inside and a name written on the back in ink.

Condition is good with a little paper loss along left front edge and some yellowing/soiling to the back.

Super cute card for craft projects!

Vintage 1950s Valentine Greeting Card. Features a little girl in Yellow floral dress wearing a hair bow. Brown puppy dog near her feet. Reads, "My Valentine will you Step Out With Me?" Card is lightly embossed.

Card measures 3.25 inches x 3.75 inches. Condition is excellent with pencil writing on back.
Published by A-Meri-Card. Made in U.S.A.

This is the original card. Would be great for altered art projects, scrapbooking and collages.