After she graduated, Howland received an ornate English Valentine from a business associate of her father when she was 19 years old.
Hill observed that postal charges were by distance and by the number of pages, rather than by weight.
A British Valentine Victorian Valentine cards were flat paper sheets, often printed with colored illustrations and embossed borders.
Valentines were sent in such great numbers that postmen were given a special allowance for refreshments to help them through the extraordinary exertions of the two or three days leading up to February 14th.