Auction #4 - January 2020
This lot is closed for bidding. Bidding ended on 1/26/2020
The (111) Turkish Trophies cards from the T7 classification are broken down into (6) different 12 or 25 card sets. The first three series are (12) card series and the last three are (25) card series. The cards measure a gaudy 5"x8" and represent the largest T cards that were cataloged. The cards picture girls, commonly known as "Hamilton King" girls in different thematic series.
The T7-6 Turkish Trophies Athletic, Dancing and Bathing series is a (25) card set picturing Hamilton King paintings of women in various sporting pictures, dancing pictures and in bathing pictures at differing beaches around the states. The images are used for other sets as well in the tobacco realm including on silks and leathers. The T7-6 cabinets can be found either blank backed or with advertising on the back.
This lot of T7-6 cards numbers (8) different cards. Those (8) cards include the following subjects: #6 Rowing Girl, #10 Serpentine Dancer, #11 Cabaret Dancer, #12 Light Opera Dancer, #13 Spanish Dancer, #15 Newport Girl, #17 Atlantic City Girl and #20 Bar Harbor Girl. The majority of the cards are in VGEX to EX condition with 2-3 that are lower condition Fair to Good. Five of the cards have advertising backs and three have blank backs. Great lot of these tougher cabinet cards.
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