Lot 494. 4 PSA-Graded 1967 Topps “Who Am I?” + a Bonus. #5 Nero NM-MT 8, 24 Benjamin Franklin NM-MT 8 (oc), A. Graham Bell MINT 9 (oc), Teddy Roosevelt EX-MT 6. Bonus! #33 Who Am I? Willie Mays (scratched in front to expose name) otherwise ex.
Winning Bid $25.
Lot 724. 1880s A21 Allen & Ginter Napoleon Album. The album features 10 full-page chromolithographs showing major events in the life of the French Emperor. The events are described in text on the page facing each chromolithograph. The original chord binding is intact. The front cover has heavy creasing near the lacing but otherwise nice condition. Nine of the inside pages are nm; the tenth is g due to a small tear at the top. Colorful with attractive artwork.
Winning Bid $198.
Lot 725. 10 Different 1889 N85 Duke & Sons Postage Stamps Cards. Each card includes a real stamp from around the world. These cards are very desirable for a tobacco card collector or a stamp collector. The cards grade p-f. Included are stamps from Italy, France and the Netherlands. All stamps are postmarked; three of the stamps are ex-m, with others being p-f.
Winning Bid $40.
Lot 726. 6 Different Turn-of-the-Century Advertising Cards with Opera Themes. 4 1/8” x 2 7/8” cards are all stamped on the back with small red “E. J. Snow Real Estate” stamp that includes address. Two have small prices on the back with minimal back stain on all. All cards are ex with 6 pt. descriptive type on the front. Nm. Favart is present on all of the cards. A great item for the opera buff or a good period costume reference.
Winning Bid $9.
Lot 727. 16 Early 1900s Real-Photo Postcards Featuring Horses, Wagons and Portraits. Great examples of early 1900 life for the history buff. Two show a horse with a buggy or wagon, and one pictures a women on a donkey. Also, eight single-person portraits, four family portraits, one theatrical group. These photos range from g to ex-m, average vg-ex and exhibit strong focus and contrast.
Winning Bid $15.
Lot 728. 9 Scarce Early 20th Century E15 American Caramel Flag Cards. Extremely rare in any condition, and much less common than tobacco cards. Vg: Guatemala, Panama. G: China, Great Britain, Honduras, Italy, Morocco, Nicaragua. F-g: Hawaii.
Winning Bid $24.
Lot 729. 60 Different 1909-11 T59 Flags of All Nations. These colorful cards were issued with a number of different backs, which feature color variations. The backs here are Big Run, Hustler, Jack Rose, Recruit, Scrap Iron, Sub Rosa and Sweet Caporal. Overall g.
Winning Bid $49.
Lot 731. 1911-12 Zira Cigarettes “Zira Girls” 2 ½” x 3” Silk. A coupon was included with each 5 cent box of Zira cigarettes. Twenty-five coupons could be redeemed for one set of silks. The set features different girls as cigarettes. On each silk, two cigarette girls bemoan the fate of a third, who has been smoked and is now nothing more than a butt. On this particular vg-ex silk, Maybelle and Claudia speak of Gussie. The text reads “Maybelle: Oh Claudia that’s all that’s left of sister Gussie.”
Winning Bid $10.
Lot 732. Partial Set of 27 Nm+ to Nm-M 1920 R51 Wilbur-Suchard Flags. The set is complete at 36 cards, including the U.S. flag, which collectors had to request from the company. Missing Austria, Belgium, Czechoslovakia, Hawaiian Islands, Honduras, Norway, Peru, Puerto Rico and the U.S. Nm+ to nm-m group.
Winning Bid $40.
Lot 733. 1931 Phillips “Beauties of the World” Set of 36. The 1 3/8” x 2 5/8” cards feature black and white photos of “Stage, Cinema and Dancing Celebrities.” A number are rather risqué for the time period. Nm to nm-m.
Winning Bid $75.
Lot 734. 9 1933 F3b Dixie Lids with Movie Stars Including Harlow, Barrymore. All lids are vg with tabs. Three Breyer’s (B) backs, six Horton’s (H) backs. L. Barrymore (H), M. Dressler (H), J. Durante (H), M. Evans (H), W. Haines (B), J. Harlow (H), W. Hutson (B), R. Montgomery (B), D. Moore (H). MB $9.
Winning Bid $90.
Lot 737. 1938 Useful Birds of America Complete Series 9 and 10 (3). Each series is complete at 15 cards, and there are three copies of Series 10. There also are 17 duplicates for Series 9, and 11 for Series 10. All of the cards come in their original glassine envelopes. They are the large versions and grade nm overall.
Winning Bid $68.
Lot 738. 64 1939 Exhibit Cards – Fortune Teller Type. There are 33 Ladies’ Cards and 31 Men’s Cards. Each card has a post card back and pictures a random selection of playing cards from a conventional deck on the front. Beneath the playing cards text offers observations to the person in possession of the card.
Winning Bid $40.
