February 14, 2012
Dear Friends and Lovers of All Things Romantic,
Welcome to another wonderful year at
my Victorian Treasury. Valentines are the centerpiece of my site, and
where I focus on providing a unique resource for the collector,
historian, or craftsperson. I enjoy sharing my passion through my
personal collection of Valentines and Expressions of Love. Within the
broad range of Valentines, there is something to appeal to everyone.
Please visit my "Library", where I am always adding new articles for your reading pleasure or research.
My handmade Valentines, the original purpose of
this site, have expanded to every kind of greeting card, and they are
still custom made. Please do email me for any special orders and needs.
I have licensed card designs to Marian Heath Greeting Cards, and to
Gartner, for Target stores, as vintage ideas are finding a popular contemporary
audience. As President of the National Valentine Collectors
Association, now in its thirty-sixth year, I continue to dedicate
myself to encouraging the preserving and collecting of Valentines. I
hope you will visit the website, www.valentinecollectors.com,
and consider joining. Four full-color newsletters, with auctions,
provide wonderful articles and information about all types of
Valentines. National Valentine Collectors Association members
receive a full color, quarterly newsletter with a mail auction,
wonderful articles written by experts in the field, and a Directory, so
you can meet other people who share your passion. Please do visit us at
our Facebook page: National Valentine Collectors Association.
The Ephemera Society of America (www.ephemerasociety.org),
of which I have the honor to be Vice-President, is an international
organization for people who study and collect the paper treasures
categorized as “ephemera”. Our annual Fair and Conference will takes
place March 16-18, 2012 in Greenwich, Connecticut. It is a feast for
the senses. Contact me for additional information and please consider
attending. The Fair will include the finest dealers in Valentines from
the US and England, and will be a great resource. I hope that you will
join me in these two wonderful organizations.
Special Events 2012 – LEAP YEAR – a year for Ladies to take the initiative !
A very special honor is to have been
the featured guest for the holiday on Chef John Folse’s weekly
radio show, which is broadcast in Louisiana and Mississippi. I
hope you will go to http://www.jfolse.com/stirrin/listen.htm and enjoy our conversation about Valentine’s Day, Valentines, and a fabulous Valentine chocolate cake!
A major article will appear in:
American Stamp Dealer and Collector Magazine, February 2012, at this address: http://www.omagdigital.com/publication/?i=59317&p=24
FirstCut, The American Guild of Papercutters,
Spring 2012:
"A Family Treasure Becomes a Leaf of History”. Please
read about a Pennsylvania Valentine created in 1774. FirstCut: http://www.papercutters.org/
I wish you another year of love,
Nancy Rosin
President, National Valentine Collectors' Association (www.valentinecollectors.com)
Vice-President, The Ephemera Society of America (www.ephemerasociety.org)
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