This postcard Valentine was not mailed, so there is no personal story connected to it.
The whimsical drawing on the face departs from the usual depiction of cupids.
More commonly, one sees cupids as naked, baby-like figures of indeterminate gender.
Here, the cupids are wearing the stylish attire of a mature man and woman – although significant portions of their child-like bodies are bared.
One cupid, wearing only a jacket, tips his top hat to another cupid who is wearing only a large pink bonnet and a strategically-placed feather boa.
Tiny wings protrude from the backs of the two cupids.
There are some amusing details – the female cupid (who is not wearing a skirt) carries a parasol, and both cupids sport elegant footwear although the hatted cupid lacks pants..
The printing was done in the United States and it is very good -the coloration is uniform and not blurred.
There appear to be initials, possibly relating to a postcard artist, in the lower right corner of the drawing.
The postcard art was copyright, however, by the publisher -the Ullman Manufacturing Company of New York.
The drawing is entitled, “The Meeting” and it is very possible that this is one of a series of postcards depicting a cupid romance.
Someone in the early 20th century seems to have found the postcard charming, as it was preserved in excellent condition for more than a century.
