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Non-Sport Cards
14 Lots
 Lot 270. 1911 T25 Between the Acts “Actors” Near Set of 45 (of 50). This collection includes such luminaries as Maurice Barrymore vg-ex, David Belasco f, Edwin Booth vg-ex, George M. Cohan vg+ to ex, Lew Fields (of Weber and Fields) g-vg, DeWolf Hopper (Casey at the Bat performer) vg+ to ex, Sir Henry Irving vg+ to ex, Chauncey Olcott (wrote the lyrics for When Irish Eyes Are Smiling) vg+ to ex and Otis Skinner vg-ex. Missing from this collection are Harlan, Lackaye, Robson, Russell and Sothern. This near set grades vg-ex to vg+-ex overall with a few cards in lesser condition.
Winning Bid $218.
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 Lot 271. 31 Different 1910s B6 National Flags. These flags, about 5 ½” x 8 ¼”, are a mix of Types 1, 2 and 3. Type 1 (plain field): Burmah, Columbia, Germany, Italy, Japan, Norway, Persia, Turkey-Eqypt and Venezuela. Type 2 (floral field): Belgium, Costa Rica, France, Germany, Great Britain, Greece, Liberia, Peru, Roumania, Servia (2 different), So. African Republic, South Australia, Spain and Turkey. Type 3 (country on shield): Congo, Crete, Peru, Samoa and Turkey. Sixteen of the flags are ex or better, and 15 are vg-ex or less.
Minimum Bid $65.
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 Lot 272. 7 Mostly 1930s Card Sets – “Napoleon,” “Crystal Palace,” “Believe It or Not,” Etc. These sets span 1916-40. The tobacco-sized cards have color fronts and descriptive backs unless otherwise noted: 1. 1916 Player “Napoleon” set of 25. The set traces his rise and fall. Ex. 2. 1934 Carreras “Believe It or Not” set of 50. These cards are 1 5/8” x 2 ¾”. Ex to ex-m+. 3. 1937 Wills “Crystal Palace Souvenir Cards,” set of 40 (varnished), b&w fronts. Desirable set. 23 of the cards are nm or better, 12 are ex-m to ex-m+, 1 is ex, 3 are vg-ex and 1 is vg. 4. 1938 Player “Air Raid Precautions” set of 50. Includes a number of military-related cards. Ex+ to ex-m+. 5. 1939 Player “Cycling” set of 50. Outstanding artwork characterizes this set, which follows the development of the bicycle from the early 1800s. Vg to vg-ex overall. 6. 1940 Murray “The Story of Ships” set of 50. Great artwork of ships from 1500 B.C. to 1930s submarines. Includes “The Santa Maria,” “The Golden Hind,” “The Turtle,” the “Merrimac and Monitor” and the “H.M.S. Hood” and the “H.M.S. Queen Mary.” Nm to nm-m overall. 8. 1940 Hill “Views of Interest” (Canada) set of 48. Geography and history lessons in these 2 ½” x 3” photographic cards with dramatic colorized images from across Canada and fairly detailed descriptions on the back. About one-half of the set is ex or better. The vast majority of these cards are ex-m or better. The remaining cards are typically vg-ex. Accompanying the cards is a Will’s “Cigarette Picture-Card Album.” It once held the Player’s “Cycling” cards in place in a manner similar to a photo album. “Cycling” is written on the cover of the otherwise vg-ex album. The 265 cards in this collection will provide plenty of low-cost entertainment and enjoyment at our
Winning Bid $102.
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 Lot 273. 325+ Cards Including 4 Sets, Primarily 1920s-30s, Featuring British Royalty. These cards, all different, provide a lesson in the history of British monarchs and other royal figures. The sets, all in color with descriptive back, are: 1925 Carreras (Turf) “Regalia Series” of 25. These tobacco-sized cards picture and describe accouterments of the monarchy. Ex-m to nm overall. There also is a larger format (about 2 ½” x 3 1/8”) near set (19 of 20) of these cards. G. 1927 Churchman “The King’s Coronation” set of 15. The cards are about 2 ½” x 3 1/8”. Ex-m to ex-m+. 1937 Wix (Kensitas) “Coronation” set of 50. Ex to ex-m overall, and 1938 International Tobacco “Gentlemen, The King!” set of 100 (black backs). This impressive set focuses on King George V. It consists of cards in two sizes as issued, about 1 ½” x 2 ¼” and 2 ¼” x 3”. Nm-m overall. The other cards are associated with one monarch or another: King Edward VII (1901-10), 16 cards. Queen Alexandra, 8 cards. King George V (1910-36), 49 cards, including a partial set (22 of 50) of 1935 Wills “The Reign of King George V.” Queen Mary, 14 cards. King George VI (1936-52), 27 cards. Six cards show Princess Elizabeth (Queen Elizabeth II), Princess Margaret Rose or both. Various sets are represented, among them: 1924 Hignett’s “Prince of Wales Empire Tour.” Adkin 1935 Notabilities. Ardath 1935 “Silver Jubilee.” 1937 “Empire Personalities.” Carreras 1935 “Kings & Queens of England.” 1935 “Popular Personalities.” Churchman 1937 “The King’s Coronation.” Lambert & Butler 1928 “The Royal Family at Home and Abroad.” Mars Confections 1937 “Ceremonies of the Coronation.” Ogden’s, various issues showing Edward VII. Pattreiouex 1935 “Sights of London,” both series. Godfrey Phillips 1925 “Special Jubilee Year Series.” 1937 “Coronation of Their Majesties,” both sizes. Player 1935 “King & Queens of England,” both sizes. 1937 “Coronation Series – Ceremonial Dress.” Tournament Cigarettes 1937 “Coronation Souvenir.” Wills 1911 “The Coronation Series.” 1937 “Our King & Queen.” More than 90% of these cards are ex or better; many are ex-m or better. The remaining cards are vg-ex or less.
Winning Bid $75.
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 Lot 274. 80+ Actor Cards, Primarily 1930s – Cooper, Laurel and Hardy, Will Rogers, Etc. This collection of British cigarette cards, all different, includes Fred Astaire (6 cards), Lionel Barrymore, Wallace Beery (2), William Boyd (“Hoppy”), George Brent (4), Clive Brook, Syd Chaplin, Maurice Chevalier (2), Ronald Colman (2), Gary Cooper (5), Jackie Cooper (2), Richard Dix, Jimmy Durante (2), Douglas Fairbanks (4), Henry Fonda, John Gilbert, Sir Cedric Hardwicke (4), William Holden, Leslie Howard (4), Allan Jones (2), Rod La Rocque, Laurel and Hardy (2), Paul Lukas, Percy Marmont, the Marx Brothers, Raymond Massey, Ray Milland, Paul Muni (3), Sir Laurence Olivier (2), Dick Powell (2), William Powell, George Raft (2), Will Rogers, Mickey Rooney, Randolph Scott, Jimmy Stewart, Robert Taylor (3), Franchet Tone (3), Spencer Tracy (3), Victor Varconi, Conrad Veidt, Warren William and Robert Young. Sixty are in color. Most are the standard, smaller tobacco card issue, but some are larger. Slightly fewer than one-half show the actor with an actress or another actor, and many of the photos are scenes from movies. Sets represented include: Ardath 1934 (State Express) “British Born Film Stars,” 1935 “Film, Stage and Radio Stars” and 1936 “Who Is This?” Carreras 1934“Film Stars.” Gallaher 1934 “Champions of Screen & Stage,” 1935 “Stars of Screen & Stage,” “Film Partners,” “Famous Film Scenes, ” “Shots from Famous Films” and “Portraits of Famous Stars,” 1936 “Film Episodes” and 1939 “My Favourite Part,” Phillips 1934 “Film Stars” and “Shots from the Films,” 1938 “Characters Come to Life” and 1939 “Famous Love Scenes.” Player 1934, 1938 “Film Stars” Series 1-3. Walker’s (Tatley’s) 1936 “Film Stars.” Wills 1928 and 1931 “Cinema Stars” Series 2 and 3, and 1934 “Famous Film Stars.” A. M. Wix 1937 “Film Favourites” and 1940 (Max) “Cinema Cavalcade,” both sizes. About 55% of the cards are ex or better. The remaining 45% are vg-ex or less.
Winning Bid $92.
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 Lot 275. 90+ Actress Cards, Primarily 1930s – Davis, Garbo, Loy, Shearer, West, Wray, Etc. This collection of British cigarette cards, all different, includes Mary Astor (2 cards), Tallulah Bankhead, Constance Bennett, Joan Blondell (4), Evelyn Brent, Betty Bronson, Claudette Colbert (4), Dolores Costello, Bette Davis, Olivia De Havilland (2), Marlene Dietrich, Irene Dunne (2), Deanna Durbin, Kay Francis (3), Lillian Gish, Greta Garbo (5), Bonita Granville, Jean Harlow (2), Laura La Plante, Vivien Leigh (2), Carole Lombard (2), Myrna Loy (9), Jeannette MacDonald (3), May McAvoy, Polly Moran, Mae Murray, Anna Neagle (2), Pola Negri, Anna Q. Nilsson, Merle Oberon (3), Maureen O’Hara, Mary Pickford, Maureen O’Sullivan, Lilli Palmer, Eleanor Powell, Rosalind Russell (5), Norma Shearer (8), Barbara Stanwyck (3), Margaret Sullivan (2), Norma Talmadge, Alice Terry, Mae West, Claire Windsor, Fay Wray (3), Anna May Wong and Jane Wyatt. Seventy-five cards are in color. Most are the standard, smaller tobacco card issue, but some are larger. Twenty-six show the actress with an actor, and many of the photos are scenes from movies. Sets represented include: Abdulla 1934 “Stars of the Stage and Screen.” Ardath 1936 “Who Is This?” Carreras 1934“Film Stars.” 1935 “Famous Film Stars” and 1948 “Film Favourites.” Gallaher 1934 “Champions of Screen & Stage,” 1935 “Portraits of Famous Stars,” “Film Partners,” “Famous Film Scenes,” “Shots from Famous Films” and “Portraits of Famous Stars,” 1936 “Film Episodes” and 1939 “My Favourite Part.” Phillips 1934 “Film Stars” “Film Favourites” and “Shots from the Films,” 1935 “Stage and Cinema Beauties,” 1936 “Screen Stars” (embossed) and 1939 “Famous Love Scenes.” Player 1934, 1938 “Film Stars” Series 1-3. Rothman’s 1925 “Cinema Stars.” Wills 1928 and 1931 “Cinema Stars” Series 1 and 2. A. M. Wix 1940 (Max) “Cinema Cavalcade.” Approximately half of the cards are ex or better. The others are vg-ex or less.
Winning Bid $152.
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 Lot 276. 2 Quality Real-Photo 1930s Sets Featuring Actresses and Models Plus a Third Set. The key set in this collection is the 1935 R. J. Lea (Chairman Juniors) tobacco issue titled “Girls from the Shows.” The set comprises 48 tobacco-sized cards, including such stars as Ida Lupino, Kitty Carlisle, Joan Crawford, June Clyde, Alice Faye, Joan Gardner, Carole Lombard (with George Raft), Ginger Rogers (with Fred Astaire), Dorothy Dickson and Claire Trevor. The card fronts have real b&w glossy photos, more than half with the actress wearing a bikini or assuming a leggy pose. The backs provide brief biographical information. Approximately half of this set is ex-m or better, one-quarter is ex to ex-m and one-quarter is vg to vg-ex. Ardath is the source of the second set, “Real Photographs, Series Twelve.” The set is composed of 54 cards that are about 2 ¾” x 3” and features Veronica Rose, Ann Sheridan, Joan Blondell, Marie Wilson, Olivia De Havilland, Betty Grable, Ellen Drew and various other British and American actresses of the era. Overwhelmingly, bathing suits are the preferred attire. Ex-m to nm overall. The third set, “Famous Film Stars” from R. & J. Hill in 1938, includes head and shoulders portraits of 38 actresses and two actors. June Clyde, Ann Dvorak, Deanna Durbin and Betty Grable are among the U.S. and British stars. The backs of the second and third sets are descriptive. Overall ex-m+. There are 16 additional real-photo cards from various sets, including several “Modern Beauties” series, 1939 Carreras “Glamour Girls and Stage and Films” and “Film and Stage Beauties” and Ardath “Photocards” and “Real Photographs.” Doreen Stapleton, Marie Wilson, Lola Lane, Edie Adams and Margaret Sullivan are among those pictured. They grade nm to nm+ 2 cards, ex to ex-m 7, vg to vg-ex 5, g 1, p-f 1. The “Girls from the Shows” set alone books for about $100.
Winning Bid $102.
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 Lot 277. 360 W. C. MacDonald (British Consols) 1940s “Aeroplanes & Warships” Cards. This collection is made up of 192 airplanes and 165 ships, including the H.M.S. Skate, the H.M. Sub Perseus, the H.M.S. London, the H.M.S. Exeter and the H.M.S Hermes aircraft carrier. It appears that 53 cards constitute a set. Issued in Canada, the cards have promotional dates on the back; 30 Sept. 1943 is overwhelmingly the most prominent date, but cards also are dated March and June 1941 and March 1944. Backs of the cards are numbered from 1-53. There is at least one card for each number except #50. There are many variations. For example, some #1 cards picture the H.M.S. Eagle, while others show the Birmingham. All of the ship cards are without advertising on the front. Not so with the airplane cards, which have either Skyways tobacco or Daily Mail promotions. Printed on white stock, the backs picture playing cards and contain British Consols advertising. One card dated 31 March 1941 has a blue back. Card #53, which has a “Joker” back, is different from the others; it has a scoreboard (“Score Memo”) front. Impressive collection, interesting and unusual. These cards carry the American Card Catalog designation C166 (airplanes) and C167 (ships). Approximately 20% are nm or better, 40% are ex-m to ex-m+, 25% ex to ex+, 10% vg to vg-ex, 5% g-vg or less.
Winning Bid $138.
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 Lot 278. 1952 Topps “Look ‘N See” Set of 135 Including Babe Ruth. Key cards are #1 F. D. Roosevelt f, 4 Lincoln p-f, 6 Teddy Roosevelt ex-m+, 9 Washington g, 15 Ruth vg-ex, 30 Lindbergh f-g, 32 MacArthur vg-ex and 82 Rembrandt f-g. The other cards are. Ex-m+: 1 card. Ex-m: 3. Ex+: 1. Ex: 3. Vg-ex: 5. Vg: 13. G-vg: 23. G: 37. F-g: 22. F: 14. P-f: 5.
Winning Bid $489.
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 Lot 279. 1954 Bowman “Power for Peace” Set of 96. Classic 1950s set featuring military hardware on land, on the sea and in the air. 33 cards are ex-m or better, 32 are ex to ex+, 27 are vg to vg-ex and 3 are g-vg.
Winning Bid $168.
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 Lot 281. 1956 Topps “Roundup” Near Set – 75 of 80. One card is SGC graded, #59 Jesse James “Fight for Life,” 84 NM 7. The cards missing are #6, 10, 15, 70 and 74. This set features colorful artwork and subsets on Old West figures Wild Bill Hickok, Calamity Jane, Buffalo Bill, Wyatt Earp, Daniel Boone, James, Geronimo and Kit Carson. Cards other than the one above graded by SGC are Nm: 4 cards. Ex-m+: 7. Ex-m: 3. Ex+: 2. Ex: 5. Vg-ex: 18. Vg: 21. G-vg: 5. G: 6. F-g: 3.
Winning Bid $185.
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 Lot 282. 1986 Rolls Royce Set of 25 Cards. These 2 ¼” x 3 ¼” color cards trace the development of the Rolls from 1904-85. The backs provide information on the cars. A very attractive auto set. Nm-m to mint.
Winning Bid $75.
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