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These are German die-cut valentines from my late mother-in-law Betty's collection of valentines. These are also known as pop-up valentines as you pull down on the front piece which becomes the stand, the other pieces pop out in 3, 4 or even 5 layers. They were most popular from about 1895 - 1915 but were still around in the 1920's. They were Victorian style with birds and flowers and frequently included a tissue honeycomb. We have a box of these all individually wrapped in tissue with about 50 of this style and then over a hundred of the "new" flat type which became popular in the 1930s and beyond. The colors of German lithography was so good even 100 years ago that these are really not faded at all. They were quite expensive for their day selling for 10-15 cents a piece! This is my entry for the contest.