Inaugural January 2019 Auction

All > 19th Century Tobacco

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This lot is closed for bidding. Bidding ended on 1/27/2019

The alubmen photo actress cards of the 1880's to 1890's are a daunting group of cards to try to get a grasp on. Kinney, Kimball, Allen & Ginter and Duke all issued numerous albumen photo cards in various sizes picturing actresses and other celebrities. In many cases, within these manufacturers, there are a multitude of different types and formats for these cards. Whether numbered or not, whether advertising within the field of the photo or not, whether the actress is named or not are just a few of the different parameters when trying to checklist and assemble these sets. Burdick assigned N45 to a group of cards that were from Allen & Ginter and advertised such brands as Virginia Brights, Our Little Beauties, Opera Puffas and Dixie Cigarettes. Cards within the different groups of N45 can often be found with multiple types of the mentioned brands as advertising on the front of the card at the bottom or within the field of the card itself. The individual brands offer a great deal of interest when collecting the issues.

This interesting strip of (3) N45 Allen & Ginter Virginia Brights actresses posseses good photo clarity and would be a great addition to any Virginia Brights collection. The subjects on the strip are May Hanley, Georgie Dennin/Sadie Kirby and Lelia Farrell.