March 30, 2023: Spring Auction
This lot is closed for bidding. Bidding ended on 3/30/2023
In what is easily one of the most spectacular turn-of-the-century non-sport tobacco issues, this amazing group of 1903 Telonette Cigars features truly stunning photography, lithography and even line artwork of just about any topic imaginable. The 2 ¼-by-3 ¾-inch cards were produced by the Allen Tobacco Co. of New York City and feature amazing images of children, historical landmarks and locations, buildings, monuments, statues, outdoor scenes, ships, wildlife, dogs, horses and what we might describe as lovely ladies of all nations. The array, confined to numbers between 1 and 212, are mostly Very Good to Excellent, with some above and below the range. Here’s the breakdown of card numbers: No. 14, 15, 16, 18, 19 20, 21, 22, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 39, 42, 43, 45, 46, 47, 48, 49, 50, 51, 52, 53, 55, 56, 57, 58, 59, 60, 61, 64, 66, 69, 71, 72, 75, 77, 79, 83, 85, 87, 90, 92, 94, 97, 103, 104, 105, 106, 115, 119, 121, 122, 123, 124, 125, 126, 127, 128, 129, 131, 132, 134, 135, 136, 138, 142, 143, 144, 146, 147, 149, 150, 151, 155, 157, 159, 160, 161, 162, 163, 164, 169, 171, 174, 179, 195, 196, 203, 211 and 212.
1903 Telonette Cigars T116 Non-Sport Cards (102)
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