"THE 'CRACKER JACK BEARS'" COMPLETE SET OF 16 POSTCARDS PLUS 2 DUPLICATES.
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Winning Bid:
$638.25 (Includes 15% Buyer's Premium)
Bids:
4
Bidding Ended:
Wednesday, March 25, 2009 2:00:00 AM (20 Minute Clock Begins At Wednesday, March 25, 2009 2:00:00 AM)
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Auction:
Auction #197 - Part I
Item numbers 1 through 991 in auction 197
Value Code:
H/I - $200 to $700 Help Icon
Item Description
This is a high quality set. All card fronts are exceptionally clean with the very tiny exception of a little pink stain color on the top edge of card 15. This is also one of the 2 cards from the set of 16 which has a written message and a stamp on the reverse. The other card is #7. Couple of cards have exceedingly minor and tiny corner tip wear but vast majority of corners are sharp. While 14 card backs are unused, a couple have small and exceedingly thin bit of surface paper off the blank reverse on the address side. These are cards #4, #5, #10, just a trifle off #11 and the back of #12 is covered with light horizontal lines from once being mounted into an album. While all the cards feature great designs of the Cracker Jack Bears, of special note is #4 with Statue of Liberty, #7 with Teddy Roosevelt. This is the one card which in addition to being used, has a light horizontal center crease. The bears appear with a young black farmer on card #9, they play baseball on card #12 and again appear with Teddy Roosevelt on card #15. The duplicate #2 card is unused and Exc. The duplicate #6 card has been cancelled with a message on the reverse and a tiny faint line of inked text along the top margin of the card front. Overall an exceptional set much above average and most difficult to assemble with this many unused and about 60% are Exc. to N. Mint. See Teddy Bears on Avery button #468.
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