April 3, 2025: Spring Auction
This lot is closed for bidding. Bidding ended on 4/3/2025
Offered is one of the true rarities from the famed tobacco era of last quarter of the 19th century and first two decades of the 20th, the massive, oversized 1913-16 Fatima Cigarettes Posters that featured many of the legendary figures of the era. Legendary NL stars Fred Merkle, Fred Snodgrass and George Burns are pictured on this 12 ½-by-19-inch black-and-white photography in a four-panel layout celebrating the start of the 1916 season that is neatly complemented by a full-color image of a pack of the sponsor’s smokes that seemingly accents the elegance of the piece. This example presents in Good condition but has back damage from having been affixed to another surface, along with some pinholes, tiny creases and small tears.
1916 Fatima Cigarettes Giants and Superbas Oversized Poster
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