Extensive lot of 596. Each is 1.5x2-3/8". Presented here is an excellent opportunity to pick up a huge group of 1920s era celebrities, movie stars, jai-alai players, etc. from the extremely scarce 1926-27 Aguilitas Cuban tobacco card set. With a grand total of 900 trading cards produced, this issue was a massive undertaking for the day and included not only athletes from baseball, boxing and soccer (none of those subjects are in the album we are offering here but boxing and soccer card lots can be found elsewhere in this auction) but also hundreds of movie stars and other prominent celebrities from around the world. Some keys in this album are: Lon Chaney (2), Marion Davies, Rin Tin Tin, Norma Shearer (4), Lionel Barrymore, Greta Garbo (2), Paul Wagener, Buster Keaton (2), Charlie Chaplin (3), Mary Pickford, Rudolph Valentino (2), Eddie Cantor, Conrad Veidt, William S. Hart, Louise Brooks (2), Douglas Fairbanks Sr., Douglas Fairbanks Jr., Clara Bow, Gloria Swanson, Hoot Gibson, W.C. Fields, Wallace Beery, Harold Lloyd among many others. Cards were inserted into packs of Aguilitas cigarettes and were printed in black and white on glossy stock. On front is a large square portrait or action pose and the individual's name printed below. Like most Latin American card issues, these cards were issued with an accompanying album, as found in this lot. Each of the 596 trading cards offered here remains securely attached to the album, all meticulously glued into their proper designated space. The majority of card fronts present nicely as mounted, with condition varying from Poor to EX with the majority in VG/EX condition. Album itself is in Poor condition overall with front cover missing along with numerous pages missing scattered throughout. All sold as is.  Richard Merkin Collection.

The card missing from this album/set are: # 1, 11, 13, 15, 40, 45, 52, 53, 56-210, 214, 222, 223, 230, 239, 243, 255, 298, 309, 327, 354, 384, 531, 620, 625, 711, 751-871, 886, 893, 894, 898.