A Amurka, na farko da aka samar da Valentines na takarda na takarda da aka yi da kuma sayar da shi ba da daɗewa ba bayan 1847 da Esther Howland (1828<unk>1904) na Worcester, Massachusetts. Mahaifinta ya gudanar da babban littafi da kantin sayar da kayan aiki, amma Howland ya dauki wahayi daga wani Valentine na Ingila da ta samu daga abokin hulɗar mahaifinta. Da yake sha'awar ra'ayin yin irin wannan Valentines, Howland ya fara kasuwancin ta ta hanyar shigo da takarda da kayan ado na fure daga Ingila. Wani marubuci a Graham's American Monthly ya lura a 1849, "Ranar Saint Valentine... tana zama, a'a, ya zama, wani biki na kasa".
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