ADAMS YELLOW KID CHEWING GUM RARE CARD SET (VARIETY).
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Winning Bid:
$454.30 (Includes 18% Buyer's Premium)
Bids:
7
Bidding Ended:
Thursday, February 25, 2021 9:00:00 PM (20 Minute Clock Begins At Thursday, February 25, 2021 9:00:00 PM)
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Auction:
Auction #231 Part II
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Item Description
Complete set of 25. Each is 2.75x4-3/8". Issued in 1896, ©R.F. Outcault and marked "By Permission N.Y. Journal." Bottom margin of each card reads "One Of A Series Of 25 Cards Given Away With Each Piece Of Adams' Yellow Kid Chewing Gum." ACC# E231. These were issued in two different styles. This is variety  w/art in bw/red/yellow, backs are blank and each has a small number at top left. The other variety has art in full color, "The Game Of Yellow Kid" text backs and each has large number at top left. Both are equally rare. Choice art w/The Yellow Kid prominently featured on every card. Some degree of surface paper wear to back but most slight to moderate. Fronts have trace of margin wear/aging. Art remains bright and vibrant. Set mostly VG-EX.
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