Auction #9 - October 2021
This lot is closed for bidding. Bidding ended on 10/24/2021
The N458-3C Hard-A-Port Playing cards are one of a number playing card sets issued by tobacco companies. Some, like the N84 Dukes and the N219/N220 Kinney cards are normal sized tobacco cards--similar to the many other sets issued by those companies. The Trumps sets though are larger cards, similar in size to a more normal playing card sized card. The sets within the N457/N458 classification can be generally identified by the markings on the back of the cards and the color of the graphics on the back of the cards. The fronts of the cards are beautiful paintings of women of the day in different poses--some of which are wearing what might be considered burlesque-type clothing. The cards are pretty plentiful and easy to find singles here and there but less commonly found as a complete deck.
This lot of (12) Playing cards from the N458-3C Hard-A-Port Playing Card set features the colorful faces of the playing cards set against the blue printed backs advertising for Hard-A-Port Cut Plug and Trumps Long Cut from Maclin-Zimmer-McGill Tobacco Company. This particular group of (12) cards has the red Maclin-Zimmer-McGill overprint with Factory No. 10 from Petersburg, 2nd District of Virginia. Great lot in VG to EX+ condition.
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