Auction #8 - June 2021
This lot is closed for bidding. Bidding ended on 6/28/2021
The UO23 is one of a number of series that gas stations offered as premiums for purchases. Throughout the 1950's in general and throughout the Western part of the U.S. in fparticular, Mobil and Union 76 among others issued card sets, booklets, stamps, coins and other incentives to drive people to buy their gas. The UO23 series is one of those premiums--having (15) cards picturing Man Made Wonders such as telescopes, aircraft carriers, planetariums, steamships, balloons and other man-made wonders. The series of cards, like many others, comes with an album made to hold the cards.
This lot is for a complete set of (15) UO23 General Petroleum Corporation of America (Mobil Gas Stations) "Man Made Wonders" along with the companion album. All components of this lot are in about VGEX to EX condition and very clean.
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