Auction #9 - October 2021
This lot is closed for bidding. Bidding ended on 10/24/2021
The N555 Buchanan & Lyall Black Joe Cut Plug Italian Series is a tough ten card set picturing scenes from Italian life over the years. Each card pictures a famous Italian include Pope Leo XIII, Christopher Columbus and others. The series measures 2-5/16" by 3-13/16" and have very colorful fronts with advertising for the Black Joe Cut Plug tobacco from Buchanan & Lyall on the backs of the cards. Featuring what would today be a racist image as the advertising for Black Joe tobacco, the cards are tough to obtain.
This lot is for a group of (2) N555 Buchanan & Lyall Black Joe Cut Plug Italian Series. The cards in this lot average a pleasing GVG to about VGEX with most around VG. The subjects included in the lot are: Ri Humberto and Regina Marigherita.
N555 Buchanan & Lyall Italian Series Lot of (2) Cards
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