Won't you bee my honey? And cheer this heart of mine, And I will hug you all the while Come be my VALENTINE.

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Won't you bee my honey? And cheer this heart of mine, And I will hug you all the while Come be my VALENTINE.

I cannot bear to lose you.

Publisher: Raphael Tuck & Sons (English, 1886–1960)
Richard Felton Outcault (American, 1863)

English

1903

Medium/Technique Chromolithograph on card stock

Dimensions Horizontal: 8.9 x 14 cm (3 1/2 x 5 1/2 in.)

Credit Line Leonard A. Lauder Postcard Archive—Gift of Leonard A. Lauder

Accession Number2014.3210

NOT ON VIEW

CollectionsPrints and Drawings

ClassificationsPostcards

DescriptionFront: Copyright 1903 by Raphael Tuck & Sons Co. Ltd. N.Y.
Back: undivided. Used.

Signed R.F. Outcault.

Marks Canceled. Sent 02/15/1903; from Albany, NY to Mount Vernon, NY.

InscriptionsYes

ProvenanceBetween 1950 and 2011, acquired by Leonard A. Lauder, New York, from various postcard dealers in the United States, Canada and Europe; 2014, gift of Leonard A. Lauder to the MFA. (Accession Date: October 29, 2014)