Antique 1862 Valentines Day Card, Civil War Era, Deep Red Heart, Embossed Paper, Victorian Era shops Vintage Valentine, Mid 1800s 1860s

Antique Valentine's Day card from 1862, Civil War era, with posted envelope still present. About 160 years old! The card is paper with some embossed border details, and the deep red heart in the center has some metallic gold flowers inside. I can't tell if the heart is paper glued to the card, or if it's ink. It looks like ink, but there's some slight puckering on close inspection. The tiny verse seems rather passionate in that the recipient was a man's sister-in-law. This is noted in pencil on the back of the card. The interior of the card is blank. See condition issues below. USED, with writing on back side. Thin paper. About 7” tall by 4.75” wide, with envelope slightly larger.

CONDITION:
Some normal handling wear and creasing, normal age toning and normal vintage soiling, some minor-ish edge wear and corner wear, etc.
•Card in overall nice antique condition, considering 160 years old.
•Paper is thin, item is fragile.
•Dark age toning to paper.
•Gold flowers in center have dark patina.
•Some more noticeable soiling in lower area, including lower artwork.
•Some mild-ish generalized creasing, stronger on back side of card. Outer lower corner has some stronger creasing throughout.
•Some small stains inside, including black ink stain.
•USED, with writing on back side. Black ink stain on back side.
•ENVELOPE in ROUGH SHAPE with tears and some stains, etc.

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