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The Royal Mail has revealed images of what is thought to be the world's most expensive Valentine's card.



Dating back to 1790, the intricately designed Valentine filled with heartfelt messaging would fetch up to £4,000 if auctioned today.

It is currently housed at the British Postal Museum and Archive - and they have no plans of selling the card.

The card is a handmade puzzle which unfolds to reveal poetic messages - a far cry from the short notes written in today's Valentine's cards.

On the outside of the card, the inscription reads:

"My dear the Heart which you behold,

Will break when you the same unfold,

Even so my heart with lovesick pain,

Sure wounded is and breaks in twain."

Patrick O'Neill, from Royal Mail, commented: "This year Royal Mail will be delivering over 12 million Valentine's cards but probably none as romantic as the verse written inside here.

"Although the card is a valuable piece - we would never dream of selling it as can you really put a price on true love?"

and we also have to have the cheapest one to compare now:

That's just beautiful.

I love the cards my husband makes for me.

One year he did one with sweet pictures of the dogs on the front. They looked precious and on the inside he wrote:

"You're cuter"

6ULDV8 wrote:and we also have to have the cheapest one to compare now:

I like this one much better than the expensive one!

6ULDV8 wrote:and we also have to have the cheapest one to compare now:

It's just another prime example of how commercial Valentines day is.

Think about it....first people blow themselves skint for Christmas, then retailers have a quiet time for a wee bit after and have to make up for it, so they have Valentines day....then after that it goes quiet again till St. Paddy's Day comes along, then not only retailers but pubs get in on the action.....and it goes on and on and on.

I know this sounds anything but romantic, but it's all a farce when it comes down to it. You don't need a date on a calender to show how much you love someone, and it most certainly doesn't need to be displayed with material things either. It should be shown daily in things you do or say, not things bought.

Tesco should have on the inside 'We love your money so please come back soon!'

I think as a whole we have lost the art of being able to make things for each other. For me I prefer all the stuff my husband makes for me then anything else. And it is even more special when it's not predicted.

Skylace wrote:I think as a whole we have lost the art of being able to make things for each other. For me I prefer all the stuff my husband makes for me then anything else. And it is even more special when it's not predicted.

Now you're a girl with the right idea! Things like that is what love is all about, and being spontaneous makes it all the better and more meaningful

A friend of mine wanted her boyfriend to take her to Niagara Falls and spend a small fortune on a room for one night. He hasn't a job right now but she said he can always put it on his credit card. He said if you expect me to do that would you go over the falls in a barrel to show you love me? Needless to say she ain't going nowhere

IRiSHMaFIA wrote:

Skylace wrote:I think as a whole we have lost the art of being able to make things for each other. For me I prefer all the stuff my husband makes for me then anything else. And it is even more special when it's not predicted.

Now you're a girl with the right idea! Things like that is what love is all about, and being spontaneous makes it all the better and more meaningful

A friend of mine wanted her boyfriend to take her to Niagara Falls and spend a small fortune on a room for one night. He hasn't a job right now but she said he can always put it on his credit card. He said if you expect me to do that would you go over the falls in a barrel to show you love me? Needless to say she ain't going nowhere

No doubt! Don't blame that fella at all!

IRiSHMaFIA wrote:A friend of mine wanted her boyfriend to take her to Niagara Falls and spend a small fortune on a room for one night. He hasn't a job right now but she said he can always put it on his credit card. He said if you expect me to do that would you go over the falls in a barrel to show you love me? Needless to say she ain't going nowhere

that's a cracking story

Now, my husband rang me this morning from DC just to say he was blowing me a kiss. Awwwww! No need for a card and flowers...that was enough!

I now have sap all over me.

girldorksrule wrote:I now have sap all over me.

Aren't you the dirty girl then

girldorksrule wrote:I now have sap all over me.

Sorry girldork - guess I was feeling sappy yesterday.

BTW, I did get some flowers too, so he's in the good books when he comes home tonight!

IRiSHMaFIA wrote:

Skylace wrote:I think as a whole we have lost the art of being able to make things for each other. For me I prefer all the stuff my husband makes for me then anything else. And it is even more special when it's not predicted.

Now you're a girl with the right idea! Things like that is what love is all about, and being spontaneous makes it all the better and more meaningful

A friend of mine wanted her boyfriend to take her to Niagara Falls and spend a small fortune on a room for one night. He hasn't a job right now but she said he can always put it on his credit card. He said if you expect me to do that would you go over the falls in a barrel to show you love me? Needless to say she ain't going nowhere

You've definately a girl with the right idea, Sky! It's all about love and the little things. We made a choice many years ago not to really celebrate Valentine's Day per se.... as we'd much rather do things throughout the year, not when the manufacturer's say we should be romantic --- not that I'm against the whole thing, mind you. The older I get, the more I realize, it's the time that people take to do something nice, not the gift or whatever.

On that note, a colleague was telling me the other day that something nasty happened to her little girl at school. She's in kindergarten and had made handmade valentine's cards for all her little friends and was quite excited about handing them out. Turns out someone stole them from the school before she had a chance to hand them out at their little party.

Who would do something nasty like that to a little 4 yr old?