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Lot 615

[CIGARETTE CARDS]. Large Group of Cigarette Cards, includin...

Estimate: $150 - $300

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[CIGARETTE CARDS]. Large Group of Cigarette Cards, including: a group of 32 ?Performing Celebrities" Real Photo Cards, and 96 Tinted ?Performing Stars" Cards by Sweet Caporal Cigarettes. [New York: Kinney Bros, ca. 1895-1905]. Cards with color or black and white portraits of mostly actresses on fronts, advertising text on versos. Cards 2 ? x 1 ?". Some occasional rubbing, mild wear, soiling, some toning, foxing to some versos. Generally very good (all ungraded). Some performers include Maude Adams (five different cards), Lillian Russell (ten different cards), Fanny Rice, Mrs. Langtry, Georgie Drew Barrymore, and many more. Plus: A Group of Various Cigarette Cards of Maritime Subjects. [V.p., ca. 1910s-1930s]. Cards with color portraits of maritime subjects on fronts, advertising text on versos. Cards 2 x 1 ?". Some wear, soiling, occasional scuffing, creasing. Very good (all ungraded). Cards include: ?Hudson-Fulton Series" by Turkey Red Cigarettes (25 cards), ?Flags of All Nations Series" by Recruit Little Cigars (51 cards), ?History of Naval Uniforms" by Carreras Ltd (50 cards), and ?Life in the Royal Navy" by Wills's Cigarettes (40 cards out of 50 cards).