Valentines from the Past

Ah, me, romance used to be a very flowery, lacy thing. Look at this lovely Victorian valentine:
Aw. Doves. Awwww.And you have the 50's ones, rife with bad puns:
[image error]  Bet you never saw this one coming:
Ouch, it hurts

I think I might have sent this one to an ever-suffering friend, back in the day:
Actually, this one is sort of  fabulous.
I can just picture the writers, all in their poly suits, sitting back with a coffee or a high ball, offering puns and groaning in unison. "Hey, fellas, Deer? Match? Plane? Sweet? Viking?"

Then there are the themed Valentine cards:

[image error] I kinda like this one, too, the more I look at it. Really, Gandalf? Really?And then there's this guy. It's not to hard to see why he is eating ALONE:
D Bag.