Cool site, WhitmanO'Neill, thank you! Sounds like a Worcester card would be a very cool Valentine to receive, even today. Nice collector's item.

according to the column it was customary before this to make all Valentines by hand

I can recall making all my Valentine's cards by hand in elementary school. My great aunt and I still exchange homemade Valentine's cards. I get the better deal though since she is an artist and I am decidedly not.

My son gave his classmates Lord of the Rings Valentines this year. We tied a gold-colored "Ring of Power" on each card. They were very cute.