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Lot # 261: 1940s-50s Non-Sport Card Collection (350+)

Category: Non-Sports Cards

Starting Bid: $200.00

Bids: 7 (Bid History)

Time Left: Auction closed
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Item was in Auction "2020 Winter Pop-Up Auction",
which ran from 2/16/2020 7:00 PM to
3/1/2020 11:00 PM



Sizeable collection of non-sports cards, etc. from the'40s and '50s, many in high grade. Collection includes 1959 Popeye Ad-Trix: complete set of 66 (NM-MT); 1948 Army/Navy exhibits: 68 different, EX to NM, including 14 scarcer cards; 1950s Sweets Co. box cutouts: 8 different, cut from boxes but nice condition; 1940s/'50s Peerless (Owl Drug Co.) Actors & Actress cards: 200+ cards, approx. 1x2”, high grade; inc. Karloff, Lombard, Crabbe, Crosby, Mathis, Newman, Gable, Garland, etc. 70% B&W, 20% color or color tint, 10% weight/health cards. Many of the cards are slightly discolored at the corners where they were held in place by album corners; 1950s wrappers/cartoon inserts for Swell Gum, Philly Gum (Missile Bubble Gum) – 10 items. Total of 350+ cards, postcards, asst’d pieces. This offering is part of early hobbyist Preston Orem's personal collection.

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