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- Comic Valentine Card, "Oh Valentine! Whenever I Pause An' Think of You, Woo! Woo!," 1954 - The custom of sending messages of affection on February 14 dates back to Roman times, when mid-February was a time to meet and court prospective mates. The earliest American valentines were labors of love, handmade by the sender. The spread of commercially produced valentines in the second half of the nineteenth century made sending and receiving Valentine's Day cards a more lighthearted activity.

- 1954
- Collections - Artifact
Comic Valentine Card, "Oh Valentine! Whenever I Pause An' Think of You, Woo! Woo!," 1954
The custom of sending messages of affection on February 14 dates back to Roman times, when mid-February was a time to meet and court prospective mates. The earliest American valentines were labors of love, handmade by the sender. The spread of commercially produced valentines in the second half of the nineteenth century made sending and receiving Valentine's Day cards a more lighthearted activity.