Auction #8 - June 2021
This lot is closed for bidding. Bidding ended on 6/28/2021
The Mayo Tobacco Costumes of Warriors set is one of the more interesting sets of 19th century tobacco cards. It is a 19 card set, issued by Mayo to advertise their Holly Tobacco product as noted on the card backs. The cards have 2, 3 or 4 sides perforated which give them a look like a postage stamp. They are sized about the same as the normal 19th century tobacco card and can be found with either silver or gold background/edge printing. As they are perforated, it is believed they were printed in some configuration on one or more sheets to be torn apart.
This complete set of N303 Mayo Cut Plug Costumes of Warriors and Soldiers is in apparent VG to VGEX condition. There are, however, (8) cards with a name stamped on the back and a couple that have very light back damage. For the variation collectors, the front borders fall into the following types: (7) Silver Border and (12) Gold Border cards.
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