Charming Little Pair of Pennsylvania Cut Paper Valentines hi merit badge with Jose and his family

with Jose and his family looking as if both signaling "help" and gratefully waving to her

including how the trees and leafy branches and smoke from the chimney all lean in the same direction

I just love its immediacy and directness and the relative crudeness of her fantastic profile

which it mirrors to a t

I don't come across many of them though

Charming Little Pair of Pennsylvania Cut Paper Valentines hi merit badge with Jose and his familyJust a pair of little handmade valentines, which, between those fancy scalloped edges and crayoned hearts, I find hugely satisfying. There is writing in graphite inside, a little hard to read against the green, but one was definitely addressed to Grandma. There is a bit of a sheen to the green paper. 3 1 8" x 3 ea, closed. Good condition, early 20th c. I believe.