From Valentine With Love

To all female stamp collectors in the world 

    St Valentine's Day is regarded as a holiday celebrating lovers. It is held on February 14 by the custom of sending greeting cards or gifts to express affection to a chosen partner. The cards, known as valentines, are generally sent anonymously and are often designed with hearts to symbolize love. 
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Bouquet, by Delacroix Flowers, by Kolasinski Flowers, by Henryka Bayer Roses and Anemones, by Vincent van Gogh

    The holiday probably derives from the ancient Roman feast of Lupercalis (February 15). Originally a festival for shepherds, it was celebrated in honor of Faunus. Its primary purpose was to secure fertility for the fields, the flocks, and the shepherds themselves. 

The Kiss (detail), by Gustav Klimt Flowers and Fruits, by I. F. Hrutzkyi The Kiss, by Klimt
Flowers, by O. Redon Flowers, by M. Chagall

    The festival gradually became associated with the feast day (February 14) of two Roman martyrs, both named St Valentine, who lived in the 3rd century, but about whom nothing specific is known. St Valentine has traditionally been regarded as the patron saint of lovers. An early reference is found in the works of Chaucer, who states that birds pair on St Valentine's Day. The practice of calling oneself a "Valentine" and asking one's beloved to be the same, is referred to in the Paston Letters, the largest surviving collection of 15th-century English correspondence written by the Paston family and their neighbors in Norfolk. After Microsoft Encarta 1996.

From The Three Ages of Man, by Titian Francesca di Rimini, by Ingres Lovers, by Marc Chagall The Lovers of Tour Effel, by Marc Chagall

First version of the page was announced on 14th of February 1999 on the philatelic newsgroups RCSD: "Please accept my gift dedicated to all women stamps collectors worldwide, by visiting: http://www.values.ch/valentine.htm. Love, Victor Manta." 

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