Auction #9 - October 2021
This lot is closed for bidding. Bidding ended on 10/24/2021
The E231 Adams Gum Yellow Kid set is a (25) card set of cards picturing one of the earliest cartoon characters--the Yellow Kid. The Yellow Kid was a cartoon character from the mind of Richard F. Outcault whose first appearance was on the 17th of February of 1895. The cards are colorful representations of the antics of the Yellow Kid. The cards can be found in two different formats. The small number cards are blank backed and the large number cards have instructions for the Yellow Kid game. The method of distribution of each of the sets of cards is unknown.
This lot is for a near complete set of the large number variety of the E231 Adams Gum Yellow Kid set. Twenty-four of the (25) cards are included in this near set, missing only #18 to be complete. The cards range from Poor to VGEX with most cards being GVG to VG. Cards #19 and #25 is missing a 'chunk' of one corner.
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