Greeting Card / Valentine Card, Rust Craft, Valentine for My Wife, Vintage, Unused, 1946

• Vintage Valentine's Day Original Card, Red Puffed Satin Heart & Roses, A Valentine Message for My Wife, NOS, Unused Card, with Envelope, Ephemera, Romantic, Greeting Card Collectors, Scrapbooking, (Discontinued)
• Brand: Rust Craft
• Vintage: 1946 
• Made in Boston, MA, USA
• Details:  A very romantic and RARE, Valentine's Day Card!  It features a puffed red satin heart that reads" For My Wife, surrounded by pink and white roses. It is Unused and has the original envelope.  There are condition issues, please see below for details.  A very rare card from Rust Craft. Great gift for a greetings card collector.  Also perfect for decorations, scrapbooking and valentine displays.
• Material:  Light Cardstock
• Dimensions:  Approx. 6.0 x 4.75 inches
• Condition:  Vintage - Used.  Good Vintage Condition considering its age.  This card is Unused and has the original envelope.  Both have tanning (yellowed), mostly around the edges.  The card has a few stains and the envelope has folds. Please review pictures and make sure you love this item before purchasing, we can't accept returns.  Please remember these are ANTIQUE and VINTAGE items, they are NOT new, every effort has been made to show scratches, wear and tear and imperfections. 

 Rust Craft was founded by Fred Winslow Rust, in Kansas City, Missouri,1906. He grew quickly and was joined by brother Don to help with sales.  Fred is credited with many "firsts" in the greeting card industry like: the “French folded” card; the style of pointed flap envelope we still use today. He introduced the first Anniversary and Graduation cards, and cards in braille.  They ran a successful greeting card company for many years.  Ziff Davis (who also owned Northcross Greeting Card Co), purchased Rust Craft in 1980. Shortly after, in 1981, Windsor Communications purchased both Rust Craft and Norcross Greeting Card Company, unfortunately they filed bankruptcy.  American Greetings purchased the remaining assets of Rust Craft and Norcross.