Vintage valentine postcards

A penny for your thoughts. In the early 1900’s, that’s all it cost to get your message mailed to a friend or loved one. That was the cost of the card and another penny for the stamp. At the height of this craze between 1908 and the mid 1930’s, more than a billion postcards were sent annually around the world.  This all ended with the outbreak of World War I in Europe.

Valentine’s Day postcards were extremely popular at the Turn of the 20th Century.  Two dozen of these vintage Valentine postcards will be on display at Beaufort Art Association Gallery throughout February.  Some were written and cancelled by the post office and others were

‘Spring Love’ by Sandy Dimke

never mailed but kept in scrapbooks.

In conjunction with this display, Beaufort Art Association will have

an additional exhibit called “Show Your Love” during February. Members will have artworks 12”x12” or smaller, dedicated to LOVE, on exhibit and for sale.

The public is invited to stop by and see this collection of original printed commercial art from one hundred years ago – and new, “lovey” member art, too. Beaufort Art Association Gallery is located at 913 Bay Street, Downtown Beaufort and is open from Tuesday – Sunday from 11am – 4pm.  www.beaufortartassociation.com