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Lot 273

Sale 1192 - American Historical Ephemera & Photography
Lots 1-294
Jun 15, 2023 10:00AM ET
Lots 295-567
Jun 16, 2023 10:00AM ET
Live / Cincinnati
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Estimate
$500 - 700
Price Realized
$630
Sold prices are inclusive of Buyer’s Premium

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[ADVERTISING]. A collection of 117 trade cards featuring African American subjects. Late 19th-early 20th century.


Approx. 117 chromolithographed trade cards ranging in size from approx. 2 1/2 x 4 1/2 in. to 5 x 6 in., promoting a wide range of goods and services, among them groceries and provisions, coffee and tea, tobacco, medicines, soaps and other cleaning supplies, sewing machines, stoves, and clothing. Several national companies are represented. An extensive collection highlighted by 5 depictions of African Americans playing baseball. Condition generally good.

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