YOU ARE BIDDING ON A HAND-CUT CIRCULAR VALENTINE'S DAY PAPER .  THE PIECE IS AMERICAN AND HAS HANDWRITING AND NAMES AND THE DATE OF 1786 ON THE PIECE.  LOOKS LIKE THE HANDWRITING IS IN A FOREIGN LANGUAGE AND NOT ENGLISH.  THE CIRCULAR PAPER IS TRI-FOLD AND CONTAINS CUT OUTLINES OF VALENTINES POINTING TO THE CENTER AND SOM HAVE THE HANDWRITTEN TEXT.  THE VALENTINE ITSELF DOES NOT HAVE A MAKER'S NAME AND IS 12 1/2 IN DIAMETER.  THE PIECE IS IN AN OLD RED-PAINTED WOOD FRAME WITH GLASS GLAZE.  I DO NOT KNOW IF THE FRAME IS AS OLD AS VALENTINE.  FRAMED SIZE IS 14 X 14.  IT IS MOUNTED ON NEWER MAT BOARD.  THE FRAME HAS SOME PIGMENT LOSS AND THE PAPER WORK HAS STAINING ON SOME PIECES.    THIS IS A NICE EARLY AMERICAN PIECE AND JUST CAME OUT OF A COLLECTOR'S HOME.  A RARE PIECE FOR THE COLLECTOR  WOULD BE GREAT FOR ANY COLLECTOR.  JUST CAME OUT OF AN ESTATE.  IF YOU NEED ADDITIONAL PICTURES OR POSTAGE INFORMATION  PLEASE EMAIL ME.  ITEMS ARE SOLD AS IS AND I WILL LIST ANYTHING I SEE THAT IS WRONG WITH THEM.  CHECKS ACCEPTED LAY AWAY POSSIBLE.  PAYMENT NEEDS TO BE RECEIVED WITHIN 3 DAYS OF THE AUCTIONS END.  THANKS FOR LOOKING AND PLEASE VIEW MY OTHER ITEMS UP FOR SALE ALSO