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1888 Metamorphic Trade Card with an Ad for N173 Old Judge Cabinets.
Lot 33. 1888 Metamorphic Trade Card with an Ad for N173 Old Judge Cabinets. Titled “An Interesting Interview,” this card is the preferable version, with the ad on the back for the Old Judge cabinet cards, which were issued in 1888 and 1889. The card also comes without the ad. Text on the back informs the tobacco purchaser and reader that a cabinet photograph is available for 35 “Slips” (coupons) packed in Old Judge and Gypsy Queen Cigarettes. This card is interesting because a stamped number reduces the requirement for slips to 25. In addition, it is overprinted with “Empty Covers of Boxes not containing Slips, received in place of Slips.” The front of the card has a large, moveable umbrella. When lifted, it reveals two panels. In the bottom panel, a boy is being spanked because he came home from the general store with a cigarette brand other than Old Judge. In the top panel, the boy is back at the store, and he tells the proprietor, “Gimme Old Judge and no foolin this time.” Technically g+ to vg with a vg-ex appearance.
Winning Bid $83.
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