Auction #11 - June 2022
This lot is closed for bidding. Bidding ended on 6/26/2022
The R722 classification has been expanded to include (31) sets according to non-sport.com. The classification covers candy boxes with perforated cards meant to be punched out and collected into sets. Most are or were issued by the Novel or Leader Novelty companies of New York. Most sets contain (12) different subjects or boxes and generally they have some narrative and number printed on the back of the card or inside of the box.
The R722-1 group covers the boxes for Jungle King Stories. The set pictures wild animals like Tiger, Zebra, Elephant, Giraffe and many more. There are a dozen cards in the complete Jungle King Stories set.
This lot includes a trio of R722-1 Novel Package Corporation Jungle King cards includes a pair of #6 Hippopotamus (Poor and Fair condition) and a #12 Hyena (Poor). Interestingly, the Hippopotamus cards have different type-set backs for the variation collector.
R722-1 Novel Package Corporation Jungle King Series Lot of (3) Cards
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