Opening Day Auction Closing May 9th
This lot is closed for bidding. Bidding ended on 5/10/2015
Offered is a 358-card collection of "N"-Tobacco non-sports cards issued in the late 19th century. Many different issues are represented. The collection includes:
N2 "American Indian Chiefs" (10) - All skinned;
N3 "Arms of All Nations" (6) - Grades GD to VG;
N5 "Birds of the Tropics" (30) - Mostly VG/EX to EX (handful lesser);
N7 "Fans of the Period" (6) - VG to EX (two lesser);
N8 "Fish from American Waters" (6) - Grades VG to EX;
N12 "Fruits" (8) - Grades PR to FR;
N13 "Game Birds" (13) - Median GD;
N17 "Naval Flags" (1) - VG;
N21 "Quadrupeds" (3) - All PR;
N27 "The World's Beauties" 2nd Series (11) - Aggregate GD;
N28 "The World's Champions" (3) - Frey, Malone and Oakley. All skinned;
N29 "The World's Champions" (6) - Albert (trimmed), Bibby (skinned), Bogardus (GD), Boyton (skinned), Dion (GD), East (skinned), George (PR), Paulsen (PR) and Ross (VG-);
N70 "Actors and Actresses" 1st Series (4) - GD to GD/VG;
N71 "Actors and Actresses" 2nd Series (3) - VG to VG/EX;
N73 "Fancy Dress Ball Costumes" (1) - VG;
N74 "Fishers and Fish (1) - FR;
N80 "Holidays" (39) - Twenty-nine skinned. The remaining are mostly VG to VG/EX;
N87 "Shadows" (17) - Median GD/VG;
N88 "Terrors of America" (1) - VG;
N91 "Yacht Colors of the World" (19) - Aggregate GD/VG;
N163 "Dogs of the World" (68) - Condition ranges from PR to EX (median GD);
N182 "Ballet Queens" (1) - PR;
N185 "Dancing Girls of the World" (2) - One skinned. One VG;
N186 "Dancing Women" (5) - Average VG;
N187 "Fancy Bathers" (1) - FR;
N217 "Butterflies of the World" Type 1 (1) - VG;
N217 "Butterflies of the World" Type 2 (3) - Grades GD;
N219 "Harlequin Cards" (1) - VG/EX;
N222 "Leaders" (29) - Eight are skinned. The others average GD/VG;
N224 "Military Series" (5) - Median GD;
N225 "National Dances" (2) - Both skinned;
N226 "Naval Vessels of the World" (2) - Grades GD;
N227 "New Years 1890 Cards" (2) - Both skinned;
N229 "Famous Running Horses - American" (2) - One EX, one VG;
N230 "Famous Running Horses - English" (4) - Aggregate VG;
N233 "Transparent Playing Cards" (6) - GD to GD/VG;
N250 "Actresses" (33) - Partial set 21 of 25 plus duplicates. Median GD to GD/VG;
N295 "Actresses" (3) - Median GD/VG.