Name: Valentine's Day Quotations
Duration: 187
Description: From the first mail-posted Valentine on record in 1806 to some of the precursors to today's Valentines, Nancy Rosin's 10,000 piece collection is a chronicle of the world's social history of love.

From the first mail-posted Valentine on record in 1806 to some of the precursors to today's Valentines, Nancy Rosin's 10,000 piece collection is a chronicle of the world's social history of love.

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From the first mail-posted Valentine on record in 1806 to some of the precursors to today&#8217;s Valentines, Nancy Rosin&#8217;s 10,000 piece collection is a chronicle of the world&#8217;s social history of love.

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<p>Each year on February 14, people exchange cards, candy or flowers with their special “valentine.” St. Valentine’s Day is named for a Christian martyr and dates back to the 5th century, but has origins in the Roman holiday Lupercalia.</p>


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