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Non-Sport Cards and Memorabilia
13 Lots
 Lot 168. Circa 1890 Goodwin & Co. “Welcome Cigarettes” Large Die-Cut, Trade Card. The die-cut stands 10” tall in a red, white and blue star-studded dress. The front is free of problems except for a crease in the left boot and a couple of very minor edge chips. The blank back has scrapbook residue. The 3” x 4 ¾” trade card, which uses the same artwork, has a f-g front and back damage. About 80% of the type on the back is present. Both items are rare!
Winning Bid $50.
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 Lot 169. 13 1910-30s Comic Tobacco Pins. The artwork for the pins is by such cartoonists as Rudolph Dirks (Katzenjammer Kids), Hal Hoffman, Bud Fisher (Mutt and Jeff) and Tom McNamara (US Boys). All but two pins have Tokio Cigarettes paper backs. Titles of the pins are “On Your Way” (Mutt), “I’ll Buy!” “Cut That Stuff,” “Don’t Butt In,” Where Do You Go from Here?” “Hire a Hall” (2), “Feel My Muscle,” “Now Will You Be Good,” “Nothing to It,” “I Wish You Many Joys,” “You’re Next!” and “Stick Around Kid.” Nine pins are ex to ex-m; four are g-vg to vg.
Winning Bid $75.
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 Lot 170. Early 1900s Trade Cards, Postcards and a Booklet Featuring Niagara Falls. A 5” x 7 ½” trade card features artwork of a rainbow over the falls and promotes Clark’s ONT Spool Cotton. Ex. A 4 ¼” x 6” trade card depicts Rock of Ages and the American Falls while advertising Daniel Crimmins, Clothier. Vg-ex. A Valentine & Sons postcard produced for the Canadian Railway New Co. shows the American Falls glistening in the moonlight. Dated 1909, the card grades vg. Another postcard is from the 1939 Godfrey Phillips (Tobacco) “Our Glorious Empire” series and shows the Canadian Falls. Vg-ex. In 1914, Shredded Wheat Biscuit issued the 52-page The Wonders of Niagara: Scenic and Industrial. Extensively illustrated, it contains information on the Niagara Falls area and shredded wheat. Vg-ex.
Winning Bid $25.
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 Lot 171. 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-Egypt 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.
Winning Bid $83.
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 Lot 172. 33 Different Tobacco Cards from T57 Fable, T62 Fortune and T97 Riddle Series. Thirteen cards are from the 1910-12 T57 Turkish Trophy “Fable Series,” 10 from the first series and three from the second. Vg: 1 card. G-vg: 3. G: 3. F: 3. P:3. Three cards represent the 1910 T62 Turkish Trophy “Fortune Series.” They begin “You are bound to rise” f, “You are not patient” vg-ex and “You are sincerity itself” g-vg. American’s Tobacco’s Perfection brand is the source of 17 1910 “Riddle Series” cards. Some of the humor in this set is a bit obscure, but the artwork is excellent. F overall.
Winning Bid $15.
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 Lot 173. 1914 Player “Victoria Cross” Set of 25 Recognizing Recipients of the Honor. The Victoria Cross is the highest military decoration awarded for valor in the face of the enemy to members of the British armed forces. On the back, these color cards describe 19th century acts of heroism that earned the award, and on the front, artwork depicts the acts. Six cards are ex with the remaining cards evenly split between g-vg to vg-ex
Winning Bid $68.
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 Lot 174. 1934 Cavenders “Cinema Stars” Set of 30 Cards. These colorized portraits include such actresses as Fay Wray, Mary Astor, Helen Twelvetrees, Myrna Loy, Norma Scherer, Clara Bow and Corrine Griffith. Nm to nm-m.
Winning Bid $138.
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 Lot 176. 1938 Godfrey Phillips “Bird Painting” Set of 50 Cards, All PSA-Graded. These cards have two images of each bird on the front, one in color and one black & white. The b&w version was meant to be colored to match the color image. The backs contain information on the birds. The entire set has been graded by PSA. All but three cards re EX 5 or better, and most are EX-MT 6 or better. One card is graded NM-MT 8, 2 NM+ 7.5, 12 NM 7, 2 EX-MT+ 6.5, 20 EX-MT 6, 4 EX+ 5.5, 6 EX 6, 2 VG-EX+ 4.5 and 1 VG-EX 4.
Winning Bid $75.
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 Lot 177. Donald Trump Signatures on 5 Photos. Two are 8” x 10” portraits, and three are 3 ¾” x 6” photos showing him with Ivana. The signatures are 10s; one is personalized. Authenticated by Kevin Keating.
Winning Bid $45.
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 Lot 178. 6 Early 1900s Softcover Books or Pamphlets on Riding, Religion and Travel. Interesting and eclectic group. 1. Circa 1920 Riding: For the Men That Do the World’s Work, 12-page pamphlet by A. J. Ochsner with Teddy Roosevelt on the cover, ex-m. 2. 1912 West Jersey Horse Show program, 64 pages, vg+ to ex. 3. Child with Folded Hands, Frederick Cook, 1941, series of illustrated prayers published by Saint Anthony Guild Press, 48 pages, ex. 4. A Short Visit to the Franciscan Monastery (D.C.), eight-page pamphlet, vg-ex. 5. Scotland for the Holidays, 138-page illustrated travel guide from the London & North Western and Caledonian Railways, vg. 6. Washington Standard Guide, 1924, from the B. S. Reynolds Co., 200 illustrations in more than 200 pages, vg with a chip out of the front cover. Included in the guide is an 18 ½” x 23” street map of D.C. Also: A printed list of member of the Philadelphia Riders and Drivers (Horse) Association as of June 1, 1922.
Minimum Bid $10.
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 Lot 179. 18 Basketball and Non-Sport Books. Plenty of good reading here. Michael Jordan is the focus of two basketball books: 1. Michael Jordan and the New Global Capitalism, Walter LaFeber, 1999 stated first, ex-library copy, ex book with library damage to back end page and dj adhered. 2. I Can’t Accept Not Trying by Jordan, 1994 stated first, condition same as the previous book. Also: 3. Showtime, Pat Riley, 1988 first printing, ex book, vg-ex dj. 4. Knight: My Story by Bob Knight, 2002, nm book, ex-m dj. The non-sport books are: 5. Elvis and Me, Priscilla Presley, 1985, nm/ex-m. 6. Paul and Joanne (Newman and Woodard), Joe Morella, 1988, ex-library, ex dj adhered to vg book. 7. Private Parts, Howard Stern, 1993, ex-m, no dj. 8. Miss America, Howard Stern, 1995 first ed., vg-ex book, no dj. 9. I Can’t Believe I Said That, Kathie Lee Gifford, nm/ex-m. 10. Still Hungry, Richard Simmons, 1999 first printing, ex-m/ex+ with price sticker. 11. Jewel: Chasing Down the Dawn, 2000, ex-library, ex dj adhered to ex book. 12-13. Manifesto X.O by Peoples Gunn, a Hennesy Cognac promo, 2005, one nm and one sealed and m. 14. The Memoirs of Richard Nixon, 1978 first printing, ex-m book, vg dj. 15. The Most of Andy Rooney, 1990, nm/nm with front end-page inscribed. 16. Arnold’s Bodyshaping for Women, Arnold Schwarzenegger, 1979 ex-library, ex book with damage inside back cover, vg-ex dj adhered. 17. Margaret Thatcher, Bernard Garfinkel, 1988, nm, no dj as issued. 18. Kipling Stories, Platt & Munk Collection, 1960, vg-ex with g-vg dj.
Winning Bid $7.
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