Spring 2020 Premium Auction
This lot is closed for bidding. Bidding ended on 5/20/2020
Five complete sets are presented; a total of six cards have been graded by PSA. These fascinating collectibles display celebrity likenesses covering a wide spectrum of Hollywood talent. The quintet includes:
1926 W.D. & H.O. Wills Ltd. "Cinema Stars - Green Backs" Complete Set (50) - The cards are distinguished by a decorative reverse-side advertisement for Wills' "Four Aces Cigarettes" brand. Highlights include #'s 1 Mary Pickford/Douglas Fairbanks, 6 Harold Lloyd, 9 Rudolph Valentino (PSA EX 5), 15 William Farnum, 27 Tom Mix, 35 Norma Talmadge and 43 Jackie Coogan;
1929 Carreras, Ltd. "Paramount Stars" Complete Set (27) - Highlights include #'s 1 Bebe Daniels (PSA MINT 9, a "1 of 1" at its tier with none graded higher), 3 Fay Wray, 5 Gary Cooper, 7 Jack Holt, 12 Clara Bow, 14 W.C. Fields and 16 Adolphe Menjou;
1934 John Player & Son "Film Stars - 2nd Series" Complete Set (50) - Highlights include #'s 19 Douglas Fairbanks, 22 Cary Grant, 35 Merle Oberon, 38 Ginger Rogers, 39 Will Rogers (PSA MINT 9, a "1 of 1" at its tier with none graded higher), 41 Barbara Stanwyck, 47 Mae West (PSA NM 7) and 50 Robert Young;
1936 Carreras Ltd. "Film Stars" Complete Set (50) - Highlights include #'s 3 Fred Astaire, 8 Ginger Rogers, 17 Douglas Fairbanks, Jr., 22 Shirley Temple (PSA NM 7), 23 Gary Cooper, 28 Katharine Hepburn, 35 Greta Garbo, 36 Marlene Dietrich, 39 James Cagney, 40 Jean Harlow, 41 Clark Gable, 44 Carole Lombard, 48 Bette Davis and 49 Joan Crawford;
1938 Ogden's Ltd. "Actors - Natural & Character Studies" Complete Set (50) - Highlights include: #'s 14 W.C. Fields, 27 Boris Karloff (PSA NM 7), 31 Charles Laughton, 39 Merle Oberon and 40 Laurence Olivier.
Condition range is generally EX/MT to NM or finer (a few cards lesser).