CIGARETTE CARTOON BUTTONS BY SEVEN DIFFERENT CARTOONISTS FOR TOTAL OF 83.
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Winning Bid:
$284.62 (Includes 15% Buyer's Premium)
Bids:
3
Bidding Ended:
Thursday, July 14, 2016 9:00:00 AM (20 Minute Clock Begins At Thursday, July 14, 2016 9:00:00 AM)
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Auction:
Auction #218 - Part II
Value Code:
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Item Description
All are 7/8" full color and most have back papers by Hassen or Tokio Cigarettes. Group begins with one button and one flattened duplicate by artist A.C. Newman. Next are seven buttons and two duplicates carrying the cartoonist initials "HBM". All are NM. In row two beginning with second button this is a series of seven different plus one dupe by the artist Gus Mager. Seven are NM and one has slight edge tone. Beginning with row 3 second button there are eight different and two duplicates by George McManus. Of these, two have faint stain and one is very off center leaving seven NM. Beginning in row 4 with fourth button there is a series of 12 different plus one dupe by C. M. Payne. Of the last three in this group one has cracks and two have faint stain leaving ten NM. Beginning with row 6 are 19 different and one duplicate button by Dirks. Of the final four in this group two are with stain, one is off center and one has cello split on back. 16 remain NM. Last three rows are series of 19 different and four duplicates by T.E. Powers. Of the last six buttons in this group one has flake off, two have light stain, two have dark stain, and one has craze lines. 17 remain NM. 83 buttons in all.
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