Lot 201. Colorful 19th Century Promotional Card for “Seal Of North Carolina” Tobacco. Fabulous vintage artwork with a veritable pallet of color is the hallmark of this spectacular 7 5/8” X 12 ¾” item. Simply stunning, this chromo-heliograph features a young man and woman sitting on a wall in festive attire. The young man smokes an elongated pipe. There is a pack of “Seal of North Carolina” plug cut tobacco illustrated at the lower right and a pouch at the lower left. The back has text touting the superiority of tobacco produced in Granville County, N. C. The tobacco products were actually manufactured by Marburg Bros. of Baltimore. Hoen & Co. of Baltimore printed the card. Although several creases, some border chipping and some staining on the reverse require us to tgrade this piece technically g-vg, the appearance, like the advertised product, is breathtaking.
Winning Bid $165.
Lot 202. Set of 55 1914 SC10 Regimental Uniforms of Canada Silks in Uncut-Sheet Form. Imperial Tobacco of Canada produced this set of Canadian soldiers dressed in 55 different colorful military uniforms. This uncut 16” x 22 ¾” sheet of silks makes for a stunning display. There is some fraying along the top and bottom edges, which is often the case with this type of issue, and there are two small holes along lines where the sheet was folded. At the same time, the sheet is free of stains and yellowing, and the colors appear to be as bold as they day they were applied to the silk.
Minimum Bid $150.
Lot 203. Complete Set of 24 S77 1910s Mogul Cigarette Silks of U.S. Presidents. This set includes the Presidents from George Washington through William McKinley. G-vg with some better, some less. Comp- lete sets of these silks are very difficult to find in any condition.
Winning Bid $113.
Lot 204. Scarce 1930s Mutoscope Bandleaders Set with Postcard Backs, SGC-Graded Cards. Four cards in this 32-card set have been graded by SGC: Xavier Cugat Nm-Mt 88. Lawrence Welk Nm 84. Glen Miller Ex+ 70. Benny Goodman Ex 60. These cards are mislabeled “1940s”; the set is from the 1930s. The rest of the set averages nm with many nm+ and nm-m cards and none less than ex. Among the other bandleaders here are Basie, Tommy Dorsey, Duchin, James, Kaye, King, Kyser, Lombardo, Ozzie Nelson, Nichols and Teagarden. This is the “class” of the exhibit bandleader sets.
Winning Bid $218.
Lot 206. High-Grade Group of 64 Original Mutoscope Pin-up Cards. These cards present the creative efforts of Zoe Mozert and Earl Moran. This group is especially nice, with all but a few of the cards ex-m+ or better.
Winning Bid $366.
Lot 208. 1956 Davy Crockett Exhibit Set of 16 Cards. When the Disney movie sparked a Davy Crockett frenzy, Topps and the Exhibit Supply Co. both capitalized by issuing card sets. The exhibits feature illustrations representing various aspects of Crockett’s peripatetic life across the country’s “Wild Frontier.” Delightful ex set.
Winning Bid $92.
Lot 211. 120 1950s Cards - Topps U.S. Presidents, Flags of the World and Card-O Planes. Includes a number of duplicates. Topps U.S. Presidents, 62 cards, overall ex. Topps Flags of the World, 29 cards, overall vg-ex. Card-O Airplanes, 29 cards, overall vg-ex to ex. CORRECTION: This lot contains 29 Topps Flags of the World. The catalog incorrectly says 69. The total number of cards is correct at 120 - 62 Topps U.S. Presidents, 29 Topps Flags of the World and 29 Card-O Airplanes.
Winning Bid $125.
Lot 212. Circa 1953 F279-17 Quaker Oats “3-D Circus Pictures” Set of 16, Partial Set. In 1952-54, Quaker issued at least two sets or series featuring 3-D photos of scenes from Polack Brothers Circus. Each set comprises 16 cards. The photos show clowns, a cigar-smoking chimp, and performing camels, elephants, pigs, bears, tigers and lions. Most of the scenes are vertical on cards that are 5 ¾” tall at the left and 4 5/8” at the right. They are 2 ¾” wide. We offer a complete set of 16 numbered cards, each with a brief description of the photo on the front and a more complete description on the back. Ex-m. We also offer seven cards (#3, 7, 9, 12, 14-16) from the second set. These cards have blank backs, a brief description on the front and a 1953 Quaker Oats copyright. Several veteran non-sport collectors we talked with had never seen these sets.
Winning Bid $55.
