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Hearty Greetings at Easter" Card (Top Left): This is an embossed, die-cut Easter greeting card. Based on the illustration style, printing techniques, and character facial features, it dates to the late 1920s to 1930s. Cards of this era often featured children dressed in elaborate or stylized outfits with fold-out paper stands on the back.
Pig with Basket Valentine (Top Right): This piece is a die-cut children's Valentine's Day card. Anthropomorphic animal characters carrying baskets or tools were heavily produced by American greeting card companies like Carrington Card Co., Whitney, or Beistle. It dates from the 1930s to 1940s."You're Cut-Out For Me" Valentine (Bottom): This is a mechanical (or dimensional) novelty Valentine's Day card. The scissors serve as a movable piece using a metal eyelet or paper rivet. The visual format and pun-based text match the popular style of the 1920s to 1930s