Auction #5 - June 2020
This lot is closed for bidding. Bidding ended on 6/28/2020
The H764 Gail & Ax Little Joker Tobacco company issued the Adventures of Baron Munchausen Set of Trade cards in the latter part of the 19th century The set pictures fantastic artwork from the story of Baron Munchausen who was a fictional German nobleman created by Rudolf Erich Raspe. The book outlined Munchausen and his travels and campaigns in Russia. The cards generally measure 3-1/8" wide by 5-3/4" high. Within the field of the front of the card, each card has the Gail & Ax tobacco package integrated into the artwork.
This lot contains a pair of Gail & Ax Little Joker Tobacco Baron Munchausen Trade Cards from the H764 series. The titles in the lot include the following: Munchausen Slays Two Ferocious Beasts and Munchausen Jumps into Mount Etna. Both cards are in GVG to VG condition and would be a good start to working on this H764 series.
H764 Gail and Ax Little Joker Tobacco Baron Munchausen Trade Card Lot of (2) Cards
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