Auction #14 - June 2023
This lot is closed for bidding. Bidding ended on 6/25/2023
The D146 Donut Corp of America Thrilling Moments card set is a set of (72) cards cut from donut box packaging from 1937. There were four different donut boxes that comprised the complete set--each having (18) cards to make the total (72). The cards picture famous people without specifically identifying them but identifying their thrilling moments which led the collector to figure out the specific subject. The cards in the set include such luminaries as: Boxer John L Sullivan, football player Red Grange, Alexander Hamilton, Babe Ruth, the Wright Brothers and many, many more. Of course, the sports figures are the most widely collected cards in the set and typically command a strong premium to the other cards. The set has a companion oversized album meant to house the cards measuring 10-1/4" by 15".
This pair of D146 Donut Corp of America Thrilling Stories are in much better condition than usually found. They are in likely VGEX to EX condition. Generally, these cards are found glued into the album or removed from the album but this pair have not been glued. There are a couple pinholes in the Betsy Ross (yellow) card at the bottom but the John Paul Jones (green) card is in really nice shape. Both cards have a bowed cut in the upper right that is a factory cut when the box is assembled.
D146 Donut Corp of America Thrilling Stories Lot of (2) Cards
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