"SPORTS KINGS GUM" WRAPPER.
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Winning Bid:
$101.20
Bids:
4
Bidding Ended:
Wednesday, January 26, 2005 1:00:00 AM (20 Minute Clock Begins At Wednesday, January 26, 2005 1:00:00 AM)
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Auction:
Auction #182 - Part I
Item numbers 1 through 1499 in auction 182
Value Code:
E - $50 to $75 Help Icon
Item Description
5x6.5" waxed paper wrapper © The Goudey Gum Co., 1930s. At center are illustrations of athletes for football, boxing, tennis, golfing, hockey and cycling. Top text notes that a 5.5x9" "Photographic Print" of sports stars could be obtained by sending in 50 of these wrappers. Athletes are listed and are "Jack Dempsey, Baby Ruth, Gene Sarazen, Bill Tilden, Jim Londos, Red Grange, Johnny Weissmuller, Howie Morenz." Right and left margins have eight numbered sports illustrations corresponding w/named stars and object was to clip off seven of the eight numbers leaving only the number of the picture you wanted to receive before sending in this wrapper. Scattered general creases as originally folded. Quite clean and Exc.
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