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Valentines and other vintage illustration delights. Somehow involving pirates.

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💡💡💡 @3chandeliers.bsky.social · May 19

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Vintage valentine featuring an anthropomorphic goldfish coming partway out of its bowl to hold up a heart-shaped sign.
Text: Valentine -- This is no FISHY-TALE, you've bowled me over!

💡💡💡 @3chandeliers.bsky.social · 2h

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Vintage valentine features an anthropomorphic black/gray terrier unending a pot of beans.
Text: I SPILLED THE BEANS! You are my VALENTINE!

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💡💡💡 @3chandeliers.bsky.social · Apr 1

(but keep it "headlines only" because Cupid has a hot sketching appointment in 5, mkay?)
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Vintage valentine featuring a cherub writing in a large book sitting in its lap.
Text: Cupid's a reporter -
And seeks an interview
He's taking down in shorthand
What my heart has said to you!

💡💡💡 @3chandeliers.bsky.social · 1d

❤️📘❤️📙❤️📗❤️
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Vintage valentine featuring several stacks of books.
Text: MY VALENTINE
'Twould take volumes and volumes and volumes combined,
To express the sweet thoughts that I've got in my mind.

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💡💡💡 @3chandeliers.bsky.social · Jul 9

Crazy little trinkets.
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Vintage illustration featuring what appears to be a toy/model galleon and a hanging 2D lantern, plus a decorative border that could be seen as a heart motif.

💡💡💡 @3chandeliers.bsky.social · 2d

The tea.
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Vintage valentine featuring a blue teapot.
Text: You suit me to a "T" my valentine

Vintage valentine featuring anthropomorphic teabag and teapot.
Text: Say valentine, I'd like to "BAG" ya for my cup of "TEA"

💡💡💡 @3chandeliers.bsky.social · 3d

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Vintage valentine featuring a anthropomorphic black/gray dog floating in a barrel on an ocean.
Text: I'm all at "SEA" because of thee...dear valentine!

💡💡💡 @3chandeliers.bsky.social · 3d

"I did a bang!"
...no, wait....
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Vintage valentine featuring an anthropomorphic bunny (wearing a blue-and-white striped shirt and boxing gloves) punching a speed bag.
Text: I get a "BANG" outa you for a valentine

💡💡💡 @3chandeliers.bsky.social · 3d

I don't have any wisdom but here's a Halloween zeppelin postcard (so if I can't be wise at least I can be seasonal?)

Vintage Halloween postcard featuring an orange zeppelin carrying two smiling jack-o-lanterns in its basket.
Text: Wishing you a highly entertaining Halloween

💡💡💡 @3chandeliers.bsky.social · 6d

💡💡💡 @3chandeliers.bsky.social · 7d

ON, pls
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Vintage valentine featuring two cats (one orange, one gray/black) sitting in front of a TV; they are watching a show with a cat serenading another cat on a balcony.
Text: On 'TV' or off, you're my PURR-FECT valentine always

💡💡💡 @3chandeliers.bsky.social · 7d

they done succumbed to the obsession with buns

Vintage valentine featuring an anthropomorphic bread roll/bun kneading dough.
Text: I've BUN thinkin' how I KNEAD you...BE MY VALENTINE!

💡💡💡 @3chandeliers.bsky.social · 7d

They're inspirational!

Vintage valentine featuring 2 ghosts.

Text:
Whooo?
You-o-o-
Let's be VALENTINES for centuries!

💡💡💡 @3chandeliers.bsky.social · 7d

"...the furthest thing from my mind. That's why I've got...."
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Vintage valentine featuring binoculars. Both lenses show a red heart with "YOU" written on it.
Text: Hope this brings you "CLOSER" valentine!

💡💡💡 @3chandeliers.bsky.social · 7d

ON, pls
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Vintage valentine featuring two cats (one orange, one gray/black) sitting in front of a TV; they are watching a show with a cat serenading another cat on a balcony.
Text: On 'TV' or off, you're my PURR-FECT valentine always

💡💡💡 @3chandeliers.bsky.social · 8d

Mary Bonnet's painting was the catalyst that helped save at least two boatloads of people and move forward a relationship of some guys. Pretty powerful.

Vintage valentine featuring a smiling young artist wearing a smock and a beret. She is holding a palette with multicolored heart-shaped paint in one hand, and a painting in the other. The painting says I [picture of an eye] LOVE YOU!

💡💡💡 @3chandeliers.bsky.social · 8d

Woof!
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Vintage valentine featuring 2 anthropomorphic dogs: one blond, one brunet, both with wagging tails and happy expressions.
Text: Be my VALENTINE, DOG-GONE IT!
This ain't "PUPPY LOVE," so gee!
Please don't be too R-R-R-UFF on me!

💡💡💡 @3chandeliers.bsky.social · 8d

💡💡💡 @3chandeliers.bsky.social · Jul 21

Doggie...heaven?
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Vintage valentine featuring a white-haired poodle wearing a black turtleneck sweater and lying on yellow pillow with a red heart pattern.
Text: You're my pet
So be my valentine

💡💡💡 @3chandeliers.bsky.social · 8d

"Champers?"
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Vintage valentine featuring an image of a bottle cork and a gilded red heart that says: Gee! But you're a CORK-ER

💡💡💡 @3chandeliers.bsky.social · 8d

Screenshot of Alan Hale's credit from the Gilligan's Island intro

💡💡💡 @3chandeliers.bsky.social · 8d

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Vintage valentine postcard featuring a white bird in flight, red roses, an anchor, and a purple-flower-adorned gold heart with the text "To my valentine"

💡💡💡 @3chandeliers.bsky.social · 8d

"I did this!"
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Vintage valentine featuring an anthropomorphic tawny cat wearing blue-and-white check overalls with a yellow and blue beanie, and carrying a red heart under its arm.
Text: I've pur-puss-ly chosen YOU for my valentine

💡💡💡 @3chandeliers.bsky.social · 9d

DON'T TELL ❌

SHOW ✅

💡💡💡 @3chandeliers.bsky.social · 10d

💡💡💡 @3chandeliers.bsky.social · Jun 2

Sure, Ricky.
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Vintage illustration of a smiling man in a standing pose with his arms out. He is light-skinned and has windswept lighter brown hair. He has a long, sweeping coat that is two distinct colors of yellow-orange and has multiple patches of a speckled fabric that is also seen in the coat lining and his waistcoat. His right hand is holding a multi-colored hat with a feather. His left hand is holding a pipe (musical instrument) that is attached to a long yellow/green scarf or sash that loops around his neck then then under his arm to his back.

Text: "I have a charm in my magic pipe" said the Pied Piper

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💡💡💡 @3chandeliers.bsky.social · May 28

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Vintage valentine featuring a very winsome anthropomorphic goldfish. A fishing line is dangling a red heart.
Text: For you, valentine. You'd make a perfect CATCH

💡💡💡 @3chandeliers.bsky.social · 18d

Non-Stop Knocking Shop (🪴🪴Insane Foliage location)
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Vintage postcard with photo of multiple couples canoodling in dense shrubbery.

Text: Where love grows in bunches