My Passion Never Can Be Told, Gentleman with Bird and Letter, C. 1840 Hand-colored Block Print Valentine old bloks (Jane Addams

(Jane Addams

These trains (scroll through all photos to see the complete set) I purchased at the estate sale of a family in Newburyport

Sandbornton

It really never ceases to amaze me that things like the have endured

Some wear to the paint and dings here and there

My Passion Never Can Be Told, Gentleman with Bird and Letter, C. 1840 Hand-colored Block Print Valentine old bloks (Jane AddamsA hand colored printed valentine, c. 1840. I rarely come across an example like this, and just thought it was lovely. And of course I believe it is always time for a valentine. "I feel more than the pen can write For, true as the refiner's gold My passion can never be told." With letter in hand, which this golden bird looks poised to take in its beak and fly off to deliver. 5 3 8" x 4 1 8". Uneven long edges as evident with a few clean tears coming in