Auction #5 - June 2020
This lot is closed for bidding. Bidding ended on 6/28/2020
The S25 silk set issued by Egyptienne Luxury showcases many of the most famous universities and colleges in the United Stats and Canada. It also inexplicably includes a number of very obscure schools in the mix. How schools were selected for the S25 set is unknown but schools that are known in the L20 and L21 leather sets are not all in the silk sets and vice-versa. Notable exclusions in the S25 sets include mainstream colleges like North Carolina, Alabama and many more. The set is also good for variation collectors as there are a number of color variations for some of the schools. Still, fans of very tough subjects will love the hunt for the extremely elusive Amity college. The S25 offers a number of ways to collect a set and is great for alumni of schools to get a type card from their institution
Little is known about the Amity silk's rarity but they are more elusive than any other silk in the set by multitudes. They do crop up from time to time and are quickly part of bidding wars from the people who collect the set to be able to complete their set.
Even less may be known about Amity College. Amity College was located in College Springs, Iowa--a town with a current population of 214. It operated from 1855 until 1913--about the time when the S25 silks were being put into packages of cigarettes. More detail about Amity can be found at
https://www.lostcolleges.com/amity-college
This lot is for an amazing near set (143/144) silks missing only the incredibly difficult Amity silk (found elsewhere in this auction) as well as (133) Variations and (10) Errors. The (133) variations are largely due to different sized center school logos or font size or other slightly noticeable differences. Some silks in the set have multiple variations by plan and other variations within those variations. The (10) silks that are errors are issues where the lettering breaks or otherwise mars the image of the school logo. The silks fall largely between fair and EX with the majority being VG to VGEX condition. This lot offers an unparalleled opportunity to pick up a complete set of these silks with some very interesting variations.
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