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Frey's Valentine Express, With Compliments of St. Valentine imprinted yellow cover with seal of the San Francisco agent of New England Valentine Company, cover used locally as a Valentine's day local post with blue "Paid" handstamp, one of two reported examples of this style envelope, minor rub at foot
Esther Howland's New England Valentine Company came into prominence in early 1870s. The San Francisco ad shown is from 1870 and is the first of William Frey's ads that has been found.
