Austen, Bronte and…Marks?

The next letter I read was from February 1966. (I had to skip January letters because so many letters are all just “Arlene, I love you” or “Arlene, you are my life.”) I’ve never known anyone to love another being like this, except in fictional stories, from the words of great legendary authors.  When I began this project, I wanted to know more about the kind of person my dad was. The single most important thing I’ve learned was how deeply someone can love another person.

He mentions Valentine’s Day and because we just made it through the same day 55 years later, I have to post some of the cards that he sent during this time. What was it about graphic art back in the 1960’s? This is an invitation for anyone who knows more about this topic to please get in touch with me. These are some of the wackiest, zaniest and borderline-terrifying images I’ve seen.  The insides of the cards ran a bit on the edgier side, so I’m not including some of them. Enjoy.