Lot 348. Circa 1888 A1 Allen & Ginter “Birds of the Tropics” Album. Harris Lithographers produced this 12-page album, including covers. The album contains the same ornate artwork of 50 tropical birds used for the N5 card set. This copy of the album is unusual because it is bound in a separate cover typically used by libraries. The album itself is complete. The lower right corner of the front cover has a crease that is reinforced on the inside with vintage tape. The back cover has some damage along an edge from the secondary binding. The inside pages tend to have creases along the spine and otherwise are ex. Overall, very clean and vg+ to vg-ex.
Winning Bid $152.
Lot 349. Circa 1890 A6 Allen & Ginter “World’s Decorations” Album. More accurately and completely, this album is titled “50 Decorations of the Principal Orders of Knighthood and Chivalry of the World.” It contains artwork of 50 medals and awards given by various nations. The same artwork was used for the N30 and N44 card sets. Unlike many albums, each page is printed on both sides. The backs contain text describing the award. The U.S. is represented by the Badge of the Society of Cincinnati. Technically, the album is vg+ to vg-ex, but the grade doesn’t do it justice. Still held together by the original string, the pages are clean with a crease, generally outside the image area containing the cards, in the lower right corner and along the bottom edge. Lindner, Eddy & Clauss of New York is the lithographer.
Winning Bid $92.
Lot 350. Circa 1889 A9 Allen & Ginter “Game Birds of America” Album. The bird paintings used here are especially elaborate and ornate. Many of the birds are shown in flight or in motion. The artwork surrounding the cards is impressive. Geo. S. Harris & Sons was the lithographer. The same paintings are used in the N13 and N40 card sets. The album, labeled “Second Edition,” shows paper loss on the outside front and back covers. The inside pages, bound by the original string, are vg+ to ex with a small, light crease in the lower right corner.
Minimum Bid $75.
Lot 351. Circa 1890 A20 Allen & Ginter “George Washington” Album. Unlike many of these albums, this one is unrelated to a card set. The front cover is missing; the back cover is p-f. Each of the nine inside pages contains four colorful, detailed images representing various aspects of Washington’s life. He is shown at Valley Forge, crossing the Delaware and being sworn in as U.S. President. The backs of the pages contain descriptive text. One inside page is loose; otherwise, they are vg+ to ex.
Winning Bid $35.
Lot 352. Circa 1890 A21 Allen & Ginter “Napoleon” Album. This 11-page album contains scenes from Napoleon’s life and rule 1798-1821. Each page has an elaborate, detailed scene in color with descriptive text on the back. The front cover is loose and has a chip in the lower right corner, a small stain and a name lightly written on it. A name is on the back cover as well. About half of the inside pages are loose. Otherwise, they are vg-ex. This is one of the most attractive of the 19th century albums.
Winning Bid $92.
Lot 353. Circa 1889 A26 “Costumes of All Nations” Album with Langtry and Russell. This magnificent album contains color portrait paintings of actors and actresses wearing stage production costumes representing numerous countries. It reproduces 100 cards from N70 and N71 sets. The paintings used for the cards are outstanding, and the album is even better because it has full-page lithographs of four actresses, including Lillie Langtry, Lillian Russell and Mary Anderson. Knapp & Co. of New York was the lithographer. The front and back covers show soiling and corner and edge chips. The inside pages are clean with tiny corner creases, vg+ to ex and very close to ex.
Winning Bid $100.
Lot 355. 6 19th Century Arbuckle Coffee Cards Featuring Superb Color Lithography. Three cards are from the 1889 K6 “Illustrated Atlas of the U.S.” set, and three are from the 1892 K5 “History of the United States and Territories” set. At 3” x 5”, these cards are close to postcard-size. The detail in the artwork is impressive. The “Atlas” cards are Colorado vg-ex, Michigan vg-ex and Virginia vg. The “History” cards are Colorado vg, Pennsylvania vg, which pictures Ben Franklin, and New York vg-ex. These cards generally look better than the grades indicate, and they frequently are found in much lower condition.
Winning Bid $50.
Lot 356. 1892 H639 Singer Sewing Machine “Costumes of All Nations” Near Set – 34 of 36. These colorful exhibit-sized cards, which have an 1892 copyright, were distributed at the 1893 Columbian Exposition. Each shows people in clothing unique to their country standing by or working with Singer sewing machines. This near set averages vg to vg-ex with some cards in better and others in lesser condition. The box, which recognizes the Exposition, is incomplete and in two pieces, p.
Winning Bid $92.
Lot 357. 1909-10 T29 Hassan “Animals” Partial Set – 56 of 80. This partial set features a wide variety of the world’s animals. The collection is about evenly split between the first and second series. Ex: 18 cards. Vg-ex: 26. Vg: 7. G: 4. F: 1.
Winning Bid $68.
Lot 358. 100 Different 1920s Exhibit Cards Featuring Western Stars and Their Movies. The condition of about 75% of these cards ranges from g to vg. A few are vg-ex, and others are f-g or less. These cards employ b&w photography and a wide range of tints, including blue, green, yellow, red and others. Stars include Tom Mix, Fatty Arbuckle, Hoot Gibson, Tim McCoy, Jack Holt, Ken Maynard, Bill Cody, Wm. S. Hart, Jack Hoxie, Harry Carey, Rex, King of the Wild Horses, and many more.
Winning Bid $218.
Lot 359. 21 Different 1920s-40s Cards Featuring Cowboys. The actors are Art Accord vg-ex, Gene Autry ex-m, Harry Carey nm, Gary Cooper (3) 1 nm 2 vg, Richard Dix ex-m+, James Ellison (as Buffalo Bill) ex-m, Hoot Gibson (2) 1 nm+ 1 ex, William S. Hart (3) 2 ex-m 1 ex, Jack Holt ex, Jack Hoxie (2) 1 ex+ 1 g-vg, Buck Jones vg-ex, Tom Mix (3) 2 ex+ 1 vg-ex, and Ted Wells ex-m. Numerous issues are represented, including: African Tobacco 1923 “Cinema Stars” (Officers Mess, Series 2) and 1926 “Cinema Artistes.” Edwards, etc., 1923 “Cinema Stars.” Gallaher 1926 “Cinema Stars.” Phillips 1934 “Stars of the Screen” and 1938 “Characters Come to Life.” Players 1928 “Cinema Stars” (1st Series). Rothman 1925 “Cinema Stars.” Sarony 1929 “Cinema Studies.” Smith 1920 “Cinema Stars.” Wills 1933 “Famous Film Stars.” Wix 1940 “Cinema Cavalcade” (South Africa). A.B.C. 1948 “Film Stars.” Boy’s Cinema 1922 “Famous Heroes.”
Winning Bid $66.
Lot 360. 82 1920s-50s Exhibits – “Las Vegas Show Girl” Set, Other Scantily Clad Women. The Las Vegas set comprises 32 cards colorized in orange and brown. Ex-m+ to nm+. Four of five mono-color risqué cards from the 1920s feature an “I.M.R. Co. NY” credit and carry such titles as “Dancing Beauty,” “Reflection” and “Dance of the Castanets.” Four are ex, and one is g. Four cards are from “Earl Carroll’s Vanities,” and one actress is identified as Beryl Wallace. Vg-ex to ex. Three other cards are mono-color, and two are printed in orange and green; 1 g, 1 vg-ex, 1 ex, 2 ex-m+. The rest are colorized, primarily in black and orange. At least seven appear to be from a set that silhouettes models against a black background. Two are vg, 2 vg-ex and the rest are nm to nm-m. A keen eye may spot some future movie stars here!
Winning Bid $125.
Lot 361. 1924 Wills Cigarettes “Merchant Ships of the World” Set of 50. Among these ships are the “California,” “Pittsburgh,” “Rotterdam,” “America,” “Leviathan,” “George Washington” and “Ohio.” The cards grade Nm-m: 1 card. Nm+: 7. Nm: 5, Ex-m+: 11. Ex-m: 10. Ex+: 4. Ex: 4. Vg-ex: 5. Vg: 2. G: 1.
Minimum Bid $75.
Lot 362. 1930 Player & Sons “Fire-Fighting Appliances” Set of 50. Firefighting equipment of the 18th and 19th centuries is the subject of this colorful, unusual set. Nm: 2 cards. Ex-m+: 8. Ex-m: 15. Ex+: 9. Ex: 6. Vg-ex: 7. Vg: 2. G: 1.
Minimum Bid $70.
