Auction #15 - October 2023
This lot is closed for bidding. Bidding ended on 10/29/2023
The N256 Lorillard Tobacco Ancient Mythology Burlesqued set is a (25) card set picturing burlesqued women with wings in various poses. The cards are numbered and titled on the back. This set is one of a number of sets that Lorillard issued during the tobacco card era.
The N257 Lorillard "Beautiful Women" set is one of a number of sets that Lorillard issued during the 1880's. The set numbers 50 different, full-bleed subjects that can be found with both vertical or horizontal Lorillard advertising on the back and one of two different tobacco pack graphics on the front of the cards. The fronts can picture Tiger Chewing Tobacco in blue or five cent ante tobacco in black/red.
The N258 Lorillard's Playing Cards set is a 52 card set that advertise for the Lorillard Brands. Like many of the other Lorillard sets, variations on these cards can be found for Five Cent Ante or for Lorillard's Snuff. The cards are playing cards and are one of the tougher sets to complete from the standard Lorillard card stable. The cards picture the typical Lorillard artwork for beautiful women with the playing card suit and rank in the upper left corner and the advertising in the lower right corner. The backs of the cards are black and white ornate drawing for the Five Cent Ante or a typical typeset back for the Lorillard's Snuff.
The N259 Lorillard "Types of the Stage" set is one of a number of Lorillard Tobacco sets from the late 1880's to early 1890's. The Types of the Stage set is a (25) card set with roles that would have been played in a stage play like "Ladies Maid" or "Spanish Student" or roles that are more specific like "Ophelia" for instance. The fronts are colorful and the backs are black print advertisements for a Lorillard product.
This lot includes a group of (50) cards from the N256-N259 Lorillard sets. The N256 cards include a very tough Lorillard's Snuff brand card. This lot of (50) cards are in Poor to EX condition with most cards in the VG/VGEX range. Nice lot for the set builders of these mainstream sets.
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