1880's Lot of (5) Marburg Seal of North Carolina Oversized Cabinets

This lot is closed for bidding. Bidding ended on 6/28/2020

These beautiful oversized Marburg Greenback Tobacco Advertising cabinets measure 7-1/2" x 12-1/2". They have deep black borders and typically picture a titled scene or an actress. They also have pictures of the Marburg Greenback and/or Seal of North Carolina packages on them. The backs have a good deal of advertising for the brand in black print.Marburg produced a number of "N" card sets picturing actresses and other subjects.

The five oversized Marburg Greenback and Seal of North Carolina advertising cabinets in this lot all have some level of condition issues although most look very nice. The first card pictures an actress in what might be considered a clown-type costume. This piece has rimming issues at the bottom of the cabinet but is beautiful otherwise. The second cabinet pictures a Victorian woman entering a coach ride. This cabinet has some moderate creasing in the lower left corner. The third cabinet is titled "Moorish Interior" and has little wrong with it other than some corner and border chipping on the front and back. The fourth cabinet pictures a group of (7) ladies in angel wing costumes set in a horizontal format. The cabinet has some moderate corner creasing. The final fifth cabinet is of Agnes Folsom and it has obvious condition issues at the top with some of the cabinet missing. Overall, these popular cabinets all have clean backs and the lot is a great starting point to collecting these oversized advertising pieces from Seal of North Carolina.