tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2440013033477237104.post2588173221925808725..comments2024-03-18T04:26:52.991-07:00Comments on Meet The World: Vintage Valentine's Day Cards - 1950sTokyoMagic!http://www.blogger.com/profile/16340756514811789233noreply@blogger.comBlogger21125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2440013033477237104.post-23602947669569312162022-02-12T02:41:00.088-08:002022-02-12T02:41:00.088-08:00Stefano, I may have saved a lot of stuff, but ther...Stefano, I may have saved a lot of stuff, but there were some things that I got rid of, which I now kick myself over. Yes, regrets!<br /><br />I remember the name Dennison's for labels and seals, although I don't remember anything specific. I wonder if they made the "stars" that teachers would apply to our homework.<br /><br />Of course, if the Little Rascals were referring to "Playing Post Office," it couldn't have been risque! Now that you've mentioned them, I seem to remember some homemade Valentines in one of their short films. Or maybe they were just heart-shaped cards, and there wasn't a specific Valentine theme. Maybe I'm remembering a card that Norman ("Chubsy-Ubsy") gave to Miss Crabtree???<br />TokyoMagic!https://www.blogger.com/profile/16340756514811789233noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2440013033477237104.post-57857026173593943692022-02-11T07:30:17.219-08:002022-02-11T07:30:17.219-08:00Many thanks for sharing these, TM! I saved a lot o...Many thanks for sharing these, TM! I saved a lot of similar material in childhood, including Disneyland ephemera, then tossed it in early adulthood, when one wants to be grownup, etc. Regrets! I've spent a couple of years now at Ebay, replacing things remembered so fondly.<br /><br />In addition to cards, there were Dennison's Valentine's Day seals, always a treat to have fixed on returned elementary school assignments. They had seals of course for all the major holidays, very appetizing looking. And I can't forget ( or find on ebay) Valentine's 1983, with two chocolate boxes for monkeyish gals and guys: "Gorilla My Dreams" and "Banana My Dreams".<br /><br />There was a Little Rascals short in which Spanky referred to Playing Post Office, which would not have been allowed in the 1930s if it meant anything more than kissing.<br /><br />Stefanonoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2440013033477237104.post-42449109495979326732022-02-10T19:42:29.649-08:002022-02-10T19:42:29.649-08:00DrGoat, I agree with you about the special moments...DrGoat, I agree with you about the special moments. I was also lucky enough to have a pretty special childhood. And fortunately, I was blessed with a good memory, so I do remember a lot of those special moments.TokyoMagic!https://www.blogger.com/profile/16340756514811789233noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2440013033477237104.post-63600419249674230582022-02-10T17:27:25.900-08:002022-02-10T17:27:25.900-08:00JG, Awwwww....sorry to hear about your "eyes....JG, Awwwww....sorry to hear about your "eyes." But I'm glad to hear that you liked this post. Thanks for commenting!TokyoMagic!https://www.blogger.com/profile/16340756514811789233noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2440013033477237104.post-62799816532622733632022-02-10T11:42:05.825-08:002022-02-10T11:42:05.825-08:00Tokyo, I'm wiping my eyes reading this post. ...Tokyo, I'm wiping my eyes reading this post. It's very dusty in here, or maybe there's minced onion in my lunch.<br /><br />Thank you for this, it's just what I needed.<br /><br />JGAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2440013033477237104.post-36854888704069015872022-02-09T11:44:34.562-08:002022-02-09T11:44:34.562-08:00TM
Special moments are what will sustain you as yo...TM<br />Special moments are what will sustain you as you get older. I was also lucky to have wonderful parents sometimes it seems that my whole childhood was one big special moment, and I'm sure you and Sue feel the same way. DrGoathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11397193271672318488noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2440013033477237104.post-85475032487676381212022-02-07T19:23:48.249-08:002022-02-07T19:23:48.249-08:00Sue, you are right, that was a special moment. Fo...Sue, you are right, that was a special moment. Fortunately, we had a lot of special moments like that. My brother and I always liked to hear about what it was like when my mom was younger. I guess that also goes for any of our relatives, who would be telling us about the past. I know some people aren't interested in that, but we always were.<br /><br />Happy Valentine's Day to you, too!TokyoMagic!https://www.blogger.com/profile/16340756514811789233noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2440013033477237104.post-33787729545072107042022-02-07T19:16:52.305-08:002022-02-07T19:16:52.305-08:00Major, I posted a Norcross Halloween Card here, i...Major, I posted a Norcross Halloween Card here, in October of 2020. The thing I like about it, other than it's cool graphics (or "ghoul" graphics), is that they printed graphics on both the front and the back of the card. That's something that most companies don't spend the time or money doing. Here's the link to that Norcross Halloween card. It's from the early 1970s. (Scroll all the way down to almost the bottom of the post. It's the last greeting card posted.)<br /><br />https://meettheworldinprogressland.blogspot.com/2024/10/my-childhood-halloween-costumes.html<br /><br />TokyoMagic!https://www.blogger.com/profile/16340756514811789233noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2440013033477237104.post-42742941146545536842022-02-07T19:11:49.368-08:002022-02-07T19:11:49.368-08:00Ken, I think eating ice cream for breakfast is pre...Ken, I think eating ice cream for breakfast is pretty special, but who knew it had it's very own "day"?TokyoMagic!https://www.blogger.com/profile/16340756514811789233noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2440013033477237104.post-63805826948131492222022-02-07T18:32:58.019-08:002022-02-07T18:32:58.019-08:00TokyoMagic! It's heartwarming to hear you sat...TokyoMagic! It's heartwarming to hear you sat with your mom while she shared her past stories. I bet she 'lit up' while telling you all about the boys from her childhood...how sweet, and very special to re-live those memories with her. You'll always treasure the memory.<br /><br />I enjoyed all the Valentines and fun photos!<br /><br />Happy Valentine's Day!"Lou and Sue"https://www.blogger.com/profile/10832854372696376918noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2440013033477237104.post-66232427048787018302022-02-07T12:30:35.300-08:002022-02-07T12:30:35.300-08:00The card company I was thinking of is Norcross, th...The card company I was thinking of is Norcross, they had a very particular style, perhaps one artist designed all of their cards. I think that the one you shared ("I'll dance to your tune" looks like it might be a Norcross card.Major Pepperidgehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09843598326995116014noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2440013033477237104.post-41525249963149667722022-02-07T12:10:58.899-08:002022-02-07T12:10:58.899-08:00Well, I do have to say that National Eat Ice Cream...Well, I do have to say that National Eat Ice Cream For Breakfast Day is pretty darn special.K. Martinezhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03960970051790617367noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2440013033477237104.post-71659866818164622612022-02-07T08:59:06.285-08:002022-02-07T08:59:06.285-08:00DrGoat, thank you! I seem to remember a "We...DrGoat, thank you! I seem to remember a "We Are Like Two Peas In A Pod" Valentine, too. I thought I had posted that in my Valentine post from two years ago, but I couldn't find that specific one. However, I did post a similar one, with two smiling peas in a pod. The phrase is just different....but it's still pretty corny:<br /><br />https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-hsX_8Hk9ntM/XkZhT1ymuKI/AAAAAAAARwc/x953dPldeWgP4BsoEsse2emzNFWQe_xuQCLcBGAsYHQ/s1600/Misc.%2B8.jpg<br /><br />TokyoMagic!https://www.blogger.com/profile/16340756514811789233noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2440013033477237104.post-10201989023279543532022-02-07T07:32:57.662-08:002022-02-07T07:32:57.662-08:00Great post TM. Brings back memories of elementary ...Great post TM. Brings back memories of elementary school in the 50s. We would all buy those packets of Valentine's day cards and pass them out to everyone in the class. "We are like to peas in a pod"...with a cute picture of two peas smiling at one another, all cozy in their little pea pod. I remember that one for some reason. <br />Only special people got these fancy ones. At that age of pre-girl friends, it must have been Mom. <br />Thanks TM!DrGoathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11397193271672318488noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2440013033477237104.post-68789642619546357492022-02-07T02:21:35.557-08:002022-02-07T02:21:35.557-08:00Major, I'm glad that you liked this post. It&...Major, I'm glad that you liked this post. It's funny, I had seen a lot of my mom's old photos over the years, and I had also seen her school "annuals." I had even seen her collection of "souvenir" menus, which she took from various restaurants, as a teenager (I need to post those!) But I had never seen this scrapbook before, until she got it out a few years back. I am SO glad that she sat down with my brother and me, to talk about the items and also the people in the photos. There were also some birthday and 8th grade graduation cards in the scrapbook. I'll have to share those at some point.<br /><br />I knew that my mom saved birthday and holiday cards, but I didn't know that she had started saving them that far back! Now I know why I saved those type of items from my childhood. It must be in the genes!<br /><br />I know what you mean about the evolution of the greeting card graphics over the years. I have a very "Hippie-ish" Halloween card to share this October. I wish I had been able to see the backs of these cards, but I didn't want to rip them off of the pages they were glued to. The back of one of the "loose" cards (the green one with the pink flowers, from 1951) reads, ""A Valentine Of Character" Designed By A Member Of The Rust Craft Artists' Guild" and also, "Copyright MCMLI Rust Craft Boston." Was the name of the card company that you were trying to come up with, "Buzza," by any chance?<br />TokyoMagic!https://www.blogger.com/profile/16340756514811789233noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2440013033477237104.post-17000663883721517682022-02-07T01:55:43.160-08:002022-02-07T01:55:43.160-08:00Ken, I actually had to look up "Playing Post ...Ken, I actually had to look up "Playing Post Office," and saw that it was just a "kissing game." I thought there might be more involved with it, like "Playing Doctor" suggests. I was also surprised to see that it goes back to the 1800s! It sure is mentioned on a lot of old TV shows. In fact, someone just brought it up today, on an old episode of "Match Game."<br /><br />I know why you like Washington's Birthday more than Valentine's Day, Groundhog Day, Lincoln's Birthday, National Kite Flying Day, or National Eat Ice Cream For Breakfast Day! But I'll never tell!TokyoMagic!https://www.blogger.com/profile/16340756514811789233noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2440013033477237104.post-60996985443050623452022-02-06T21:15:24.999-08:002022-02-06T21:15:24.999-08:00I too love this post, it always means so much when...I too love this post, it always means so much when we learn about something that is personally important to our bloggers. Your mom saved all of these, which is pretty awesome! We did Valentine's Day exchanges too, and we usually had to do a craft project where we would make a container to hold all of the cards. I remember using empty Quaker Oats cartons several years in a row.<br /><br />I also remember going to the store with my mom to buy boxes of Valentines for class, though I don't remember that vividly. Did they come in boxes of 20? 30? We had a lot of kids in our classes! <br /><br />It's interesting to see the change in art styles for Valentines as the years passed, when I was a kid there were cards that reflected the hippie counter culture, though of course there were plenty with adorable baby ducks or fuzzy kittens too. Some of the examples you shared today have a distinctive style, I wish I could remember the name of the company that made them, but they were very popular.<br /><br />I never saved any, sadly. Lots of stuff got thrown out during our many moves. Thanks for sharing these!<br /><br />Major Pepperidgehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09843598326995116014noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2440013033477237104.post-71519571937738281482022-02-06T21:06:00.082-08:002022-02-06T21:06:00.082-08:00I should've been more specific and say I love ...I should've been more specific and say I love Washington's Birthday which we used to get off when we were kids.K. Martinezhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03960970051790617367noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2440013033477237104.post-86566655541694197102022-02-06T21:04:27.400-08:002022-02-06T21:04:27.400-08:00These are really great, TM! I love vintage Valent...These are really great, TM! I love vintage Valentine's Day cards even if I'm not a fan of the holiday in general. I love how you made this post personal and about your mom. I got a kick out of the Valentine card "Poncy" gave to your mom.<br /><br />The two postcards from her grandmother and one from her father are really extra nice.<br /><br />"Playing post office" is an old-fashioned children's kissing game from long ago. It's not on the level of "playing doctor".<br /><br />Anyway, love your post. Still, I like President's Day better if you know what I mean. ;-)K. Martinezhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03960970051790617367noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2440013033477237104.post-14812721212499859502022-02-05T17:48:38.975-08:002022-02-05T17:48:38.975-08:00Sue, no problem! I'm glad to hear that you li...Sue, no problem! I'm glad to hear that you liked it!TokyoMagic!https://www.blogger.com/profile/16340756514811789233noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2440013033477237104.post-67416048792657288032022-02-05T13:39:44.662-08:002022-02-05T13:39:44.662-08:00I LOVE this post, TM! I’ll be back to comment mor...I LOVE this post, TM! I’ll be back to comment more, when I have some free time, later..."Lou and Sue"https://www.blogger.com/profile/10832854372696376918noreply@blogger.com