Description: 1950's Vinegar Valentine - Reckless Driver. From Wikipedia: Vinegar valentines are greeting cards, or rather insult cards. They are decorated with a caricature, and below an insulting poem. Ostensibly given on Valentine's Day, the caricature and poem is about the "type" that the recipient belongs to--spinster, floozy, dude, scholar, etc. These cynical, sarcastic, often mean-spirited greeting cards were first produced in America as early as the 1840s. Cheaply made, vinegar valentines were usually printed on one side of a single sheet of paper and originally cost only a penny. Some people mistakenly call them penny dreadfuls, although that term in fact refers to a form of potboiler fiction. They often featured garish caricatures of men like the "Dude" or women like the "Floozy." One reason they rapidly became popular throughout America and Europe was because literacy rates were increasing at that time among the poor and working classes who rarely had much more than a penny to spend on such luxuries. But, according to noted valentine authority Nancy Rosin, vice-president of the National Valentine Collectors Association, their use wasn't restricted to the lower economic classes. The unflattering cards reportedly created a stir throughout all social levels, sometimes provoking fistfights and arguments.FAIR condition. Staple holes at top, numerous edge tears, especially at the left side. I use a poor/fair/good/very good/excellent/mint grading system and grade very conservatively (see my feedback). This does NOT necessarily correspond to the generic Ebay grading system that we are forced to use. Shipping is $1.95 in the U.S. International Buyers – Please Note Please obtain shipping quote before bidding. Import duties, taxes and charges are not included in the item price or shipping charges. These charges are the buyer's responsibility. Please check with your country's customs office to determine what these additional costs will be prior to bidding/buying. Thank you. We cannot be responsible for transit times through customs. THANKS FOR LOOKING! WE NOW HAVE OUR EBAY STORE! CHECK IT OUT FOR MORE VINTAGE ITEMS. On Dec-13-13 at 11:08:42 PST, seller added the following information:
Price: 3.95 USD
Location: Falling Waters, West Virginia
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