Lot 178. 21 1910s-30s Non-Sport Cards Representing 6 Sets. The largest group, 11 cards, is from the circa 1911 T99 “Sights and Scenes of the World” set. Among them are Blarney Castle, the Great Sphinx, the Natural Bridge, Virginia; the Tower in London and the Wall of China. Ten different, p-f overall. Also: 1910 T108 “Theatres Old and New Series,” Nible’s Garden, f. 1936 T78 “Little Henry Series,” 4 cards, g overall. 1933 R94 “Movie Stars and Scenes,” 3 cards: “Dog Law” vg-ex, “The Lawless Legion” f and “The Young Whirlwind” g-vg. 1920s Ganong Bros. “Big Chief Series,” Great Bear p-f. And 1920s Universal Matching Series, Jefferson ex and Lincoln vg-ex.
Current Bid $10
Lot 179. 38 Different 1941 Exhibit Supply Co. “License,” “Permit” and “Certificate” Cards. These humorous cards, from a set of 62, contain licenses, permits and certificates for back seat drivers, gold diggers, liars, spendthrifts, and others. There also is a “Declaration of Men’s Rights.” Some of the humor is dated, and some of it is politically incorrect. Twenty-six of the cards grade ex or better; three range from g to vg, and the rest, including one duplicate for a total of 39 cards, are vg-ex.
Minimum Bid $25
Lot 180. 16 Different 1941 Exhibit Supply Co. Cards Featuring Humorous Cartoons. Printed in blue and white, these cards are part of larger set. In one, as an executive says “Come on in, dear,” both his wife and his attractive secretary head for his office. A couple of the cartoons are suggestive. A mix of ex and vg+ to ex.
Minimum Bid $10
Lot 181. 26 Different 1941 Exhibit Supply Co. “Your Ideal Love Mate” Cards. Each exhibit card presents a portrait of a woman inside a heart and text describing the “Ideal Mate.” Descriptions range from “a good cook, an immaculate housekeeper…” to “one who…has something on her head besides a hat, but who never, never lets you know that she’s too intelligent.” They are interesting period pieces unlikely to receive a NOW endorsement. Half of the cards are ex, seven vg-ex, three vg and three g-vg.
Minimum Bid $20
Lot 183. Circa 1950 Partial Set of 19 Military Aircraft Exhibit Cards. From a set of 32, these exhibits are printed in blue. They include the F94 and F80 from Lockheed, the F3D Skynight and the AD Skyraider (two different images of each) from Douglas; the X4, Flying Wing YP-49 and Raider C-125 from Northrop; the B-45 Tornado from North American Aviation, the XB-51 (two different) from Martin, the Guardian and Albatross from Grumman, the Convair B-36D and T-29 from Consolidated Vultee, the Bonanza from Beechcraft, the F-84F Thunderjet from Republic and the HUP-1 Helicopter from Piasecki. The numbers of the cards, which average vg+ to ex, are 1, 2, 4-9, 11, 13, 17, 18, 20, 21, 23, 24, 27, 30 and 32. Five cards have either part of the title at the extreme left or part of the number at the extreme right cut off.
Current Bid $20
Lot 186. 11 1950 Freedom’s War Cards with Gray Backs. This group consists of #29 vg, 47 vg-ex, 48 vg, 71 vg, 74 vg-ex, 75 g, 78 (2) one ex-m+ and the other g-vg, 79 vg, 80 vg and 135 g-vg.
Minimum Bid $15
Lot 187. 37 1950s Non-Sport Cards – “Look ‘n See,” Etc., Plus 9 1960s-70s Cards. Twenty-seven cards are from Topps’ 1952 “Look ‘n See” set: #2, 13, 16, 19, 37 Custer, 44, 53, 62, 63 Billy the Kid, 83 (2), 85, 89, 93, 96, 102, 103, 109, 110, 111, 113, 123, 126, 131, 132, 134 and 125. Overall g, some better and some in lesser condition. The other 1950s issues are: 1950 Topps “Freedom’s War” #11 f-g. 1954 Topps “Scoop” (5) #6 Lincoln Shot f, 30 f, 45 Custer’s Last Stand f-g, 61 g-vg and 95 Chief Sitting Bull Killed p-f. 1950 Bowman “Wild Man” #48 Stanley Seeks Livingstone p. 1950 Bowman “Wild West” #A-7 vg, D-2 vg and H-9 vg. The more recent issues are: 1965 Donruss “Spec Sheet” #58 vg-ex. 1965 Philadelphia “James Bond” #20 nm+. 1966 Philadelphia “James Bond Thunderball” #34 vg. 1966 Fleer “Good Guys and Bad Guys” #4 Sundance Kid ex-m and 38 Kit Carson ex-m. And 1976 Topps “Star Trek” (4), #1 U.S.S. Enterprise nm, 2 Kirk nm-m, 20 ex-m and 28 Spock ex-m.
Current Bid $25
Lot 188. 1956 Jets Partial Set – Cards 1-120. This 120-card first half of the set averages vg to vg-ex. Some cards are in better and others in lesser condition.
Minimum Bid $50
Lot 189. 1966 Philadelphia Gum Green Berets Set of 66 Cards. This set reproduces Vietnam-era U.S. Army photos. Card # 1 and 2 are both creased and grade g-vg. The balance of the set grades ex to ex-m.
Minimum Bid $25
