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Cards listed here include advertising cards (often called trade cards), baseball cards, playing cards, and others. Color photographs were rare in the nineteenth century, so companies gave away colorful cards with pictures of children, flowers, products, or related scenes that promoted the company name. These were often collected and stored in albums. Baseball cards also date from the nineteenth century when they were used by tobacco companies as giveaways. Gum cards were started in 1933, but it was not until after World War II that the bubble gum cards favored today were produced. Valentine greeting cards were hand painted in the mid 1800s and were made entirely by machine by the end of the 19th century. Today over 1,000 cards are issued each year by the gum companies. Related items may be found in the Christmas, Halloween, Movie, Paper, and Postcard categories.
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| Category | Pattern or Item | Description | Year Priced | | Cards | Greeting | Valentine, Big-eyed Girl, To Teacher, Scarf, Beret, Ruler, 1950s, 7 x 4 In. | 2004 | | Cards | Greeting | Valentine, Kitten, Googly-eyed, Beret, Holding Doll, 1950s, 6 1/4 x 3 1/2 In. | 2004 | | Cards | Greeting | Valentine, Puppy, Tin Can Tied To Tail, String, 1950s, 8 1/4 x 4 1/4 In. | 2004 | | Cards | Greeting | Valentine, To Teacher, Girl, Scarf, Beret, Ruler, C.1950, 7 x 4 1/4 In. | 2004 | | Cards | Greeting | Valentine, Winged Angel, Heart Body, Verse, Date 1824, 9 1/4 x 7 1/2 In. | 2003 | | Cards | Greeting | Flu Epidemic, I Will Be Down, Epidemic Is Lifted, Woburn, Mass., 1918, 5 In. | 2002 | | Cards | Greeting | Valentine, Cutwork, Sawtooth Border Around Tulip & Bird, C.1840, 13 In. | 2002 | | Cards | Greeting | Adam Scheidt Brewing, Happy New Year, 1919 | 2001 | | Cards | Greeting | Birthday, Hula Dancer, On Beach, 1958, Envelope, Unused | 2001 | | Cards | Greeting | Chinatown Happy New Year, English & Chinese, San Fran., 3 1/2 x 5 1/2 In. | 2001 | | Cards | Greeting | Valentine, Black Child, Dice Attached, Mailing Box | 2001 | | Cards | Greeting | Valentine, Cut Paper, Round Design, Verse, Mennonite, Gilt Frame, 16 In. | 2001 | | Cards | Greeting | Valentine, Die Cut, Fold-up, Honeycomb Tissue, Germany, 13 x 8 In. | 2001 | | Cards | Greeting | Valentine, Newspaper Boy, Scalloped, 1919, 6 1/2 x 5 1/4 In. | 2001 | | Cards | Greeting | Valentine, Snow White | 2001 | | Cards | Greeting | Anniversary, To My Wife, Blondie & Dagwood, Folded, Hallmark, 1943 | 2000 | | Cards | Greeting | Birthday, Dr. Who By Tardis, In Original Bag, Denis Alan Print, 1970s | 2000 | | Cards | Greeting | Happy New Year, Dewey, Portrait, Ribbon | 2000 | | Cards | Greeting | Valentine, Baseball, Waiting To Be Called, 1930s, 6 x 4 1/2 In. | 2000 | | Cards | Greeting | Valentine, Boy & Girl, Heart Balloon, Mechanical, Germany, 1920s | 2000 | | Cards | Greeting | Valentine, Boy, Girl Holding Golliwog, Mechanical, Germany, 1920s, 2 x 4 In. | 2000 | | Cards | Greeting | Valentine, Children, Locomotive Ground, 3-d, Germany, 7 x 4 In. | 2000 | | Cards | Greeting | Valentine, Foldover Card, Votes For Women, Die Cut, 4 x 4 In. | 2000 | | Cards | Greeting | Valentine, Girl With Phone Body, Mechanical, 1930s, 4 x 3 In. | 2000 | | Cards | Greeting | Valentine, Heart, Key, Verse, R.f. Outcault, Hanging, 8 1/2 x 9 In. | 2000 |
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