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A Cellar of Fine Vintages / Re: Hochman L56 American Premiers # 550 Playing Card Back Designs
« on: November 18, 2018, 12:21:54 PM »
Was able to verify these two by looking at old sales history on various sites
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A Cellar of Fine Vintages / Re: Hochman L56 American Premiers # 550 Playing Card Back Designs
« on: November 18, 2018, 12:10:12 PM »
Hi Toby, I cannot independently vouch for the accuracy of the information, but the page on the WWPCM has several additional back designs associated with this brand.
http://a.trionfi.eu/WWPCM/decks03/d01193/d01193.htm
http://a.trionfi.eu/WWPCM/decks03/d01193/d01193.htm
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A Cellar of Fine Vintages / Re: Post Your Vintage Collection - Your Newest & Most Prized Acquisitions
« on: November 10, 2018, 03:06:35 PM »
Switching gears, this is probably my (close) second favorite narrow Coca-Cola advertising deck. I believe it was only offered as a double deck and was manufactured by the International Playing Card Co., USPCC's Canadian branch. Late 30s era.
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A Cellar of Fine Vintages / Re: Hochman US29/W49 Canteen # 515
« on: November 10, 2018, 02:00:28 PM »
great looking Joker!
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A Cellar of Fine Vintages / Re: Post Your Vintage Collection - Your Newest & Most Prized Acquisitions
« on: November 10, 2018, 12:45:07 PM »
Early Congress Geo back with the earliest (?) Ace of Spades. No trace of gold edging anywhere, so I believe it to be a #404, but it could be wear. Box is likely not correct.
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A Cellar of Fine Vintages / Re: Post Your Vintage Collection - Your Newest & Most Prized Acquisitions
« on: November 10, 2018, 12:30:46 PM »
National Card Co. Lenox #67 lacquer back - Sunset with original wrapper.
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A Cellar of Fine Vintages / Re: Post Your Vintage Collection - Your Newest & Most Prized Acquisitions
« on: November 10, 2018, 12:14:42 PM »
Lacquer back with Frogs!
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A Cellar of Fine Vintages / Re: Hochman O3 Aluminum Playing Card Back Designs
« on: November 10, 2018, 12:00:15 PM »
I love these cards Toby. No help here - have not seen any designs other than the ones shown.
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A Cellar of Fine Vintages / Re: New Discovery - Alverson Comstock California Illustrated Sunset Limited
« on: November 04, 2018, 03:54:37 PM »
Don, of course you are correct with your duplicate index comment.
The aces however do have pips in the centers of the cards and now that I am looking at them, I realize that I would be remiss in not including them in this post. See attached:
The aces however do have pips in the centers of the cards and now that I am looking at them, I realize that I would be remiss in not including them in this post. See attached:
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A Cellar of Fine Vintages / New Discovery - Alverson Comstock California Illustrated Sunset Limited
« on: November 03, 2018, 07:32:11 PM »
In an attempt to follow in the same vein as Toby's excellent recent posts, I offer here a new discovery of an undocumented (in Hochman) Alverson Comstock deck titled California Illustrated and with an image of a Sunset Limited steam locomotive on the backs with other classic Alverson Comstock "angels in the clouds" motifs.
The deck has 52 cards plus the Lucky Baldwin Joker plus an extra card modeled after the Ace of Spades but without the triplicate-type corner indices. They came in a two-piece telescopic case.
As with other decks from this publisher, the card faces have photo images of scenes pertaining to Lucky Baldwin's many properties and interests with captions in a unique font. They have a photo-paper quality to them and some of the pictures have faded over time. Nonetheless, the cards are a wonderful souvenir from an important figure in the development of California at the turn of the century.
I am not sure there is enough Sunset Limited content within the deck to make it fall under the "SR" souvenir category, so I am content to consider it S90 for my own recordkeeping.
The deck has 52 cards plus the Lucky Baldwin Joker plus an extra card modeled after the Ace of Spades but without the triplicate-type corner indices. They came in a two-piece telescopic case.
As with other decks from this publisher, the card faces have photo images of scenes pertaining to Lucky Baldwin's many properties and interests with captions in a unique font. They have a photo-paper quality to them and some of the pictures have faded over time. Nonetheless, the cards are a wonderful souvenir from an important figure in the development of California at the turn of the century.
I am not sure there is enough Sunset Limited content within the deck to make it fall under the "SR" souvenir category, so I am content to consider it S90 for my own recordkeeping.
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A Cellar of Fine Vintages / Re: Help ID'ing USPCC backs in Cincinnati souvenir from c1900
« on: October 28, 2018, 09:42:15 PM »
it's on ebay now from a seller with a lot of very interesting playing cards and ephemera, montytootreasures4u.
Listing is titled Very Rare 1898 U.S. Playing Card Co. price list book with color illustrations
Here's what they told me about it:
It was retrieved from one of the seven walk in safes when USPC left The Norwood Facility and moved to Erlanger Ky.
I asked if they had pictures of the Cabinet 707 pages, hoping to further this investigation and they obliged. There are some great pages shown, such as the one with the incredible Lenox bee and spider backs. I didn't want to push my luck any further but if I did, I would've asked to see the El Dorado page(s).
Listing is titled Very Rare 1898 U.S. Playing Card Co. price list book with color illustrations
Here's what they told me about it:
It was retrieved from one of the seven walk in safes when USPC left The Norwood Facility and moved to Erlanger Ky.
I asked if they had pictures of the Cabinet 707 pages, hoping to further this investigation and they obliged. There are some great pages shown, such as the one with the incredible Lenox bee and spider backs. I didn't want to push my luck any further but if I did, I would've asked to see the El Dorado page(s).
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A Cellar of Fine Vintages / Re: Post Your Vintage Collection - Your Newest & Most Prized Acquisitions
« on: October 28, 2018, 04:38:12 PM »
I love the lacquer backs from the late 1800s to the early 1900s. The orange and silver color on this set is stunning - it may be my favorite deck of its type in my collection.
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A Cellar of Fine Vintages / Re: Help ID'ing USPCC backs in Cincinnati souvenir from c1900
« on: October 28, 2018, 03:55:58 PM »
Here are two pages from a USPCC Catalog showing some of the backs you've already ID'd
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A Cellar of Fine Vintages / Re: New Discovery - Canadian Advertising Deck
« on: October 28, 2018, 11:22:47 AM »
Beautiful deck, Toby. Thanks for sharing!
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A Cellar of Fine Vintages / Re: Hochman CU8 Yale Playing Cards
« on: October 16, 2018, 11:42:59 PM »
Great to see the joker. Nice find Toby!
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A Cellar of Fine Vintages / Re: Hochman U15 Congress Card Manufactory Alternate Version
« on: October 13, 2018, 01:34:00 AM »
Wow Toby, that Ace of Spades is spectacular!
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A Cellar of Fine Vintages / Re: Help ID'ing USPCC backs in Cincinnati souvenir from c1900
« on: October 10, 2018, 11:58:02 AM »
This is a really net set of cards. I recently found something very similar, dated 1900 and put out as an agenda and pamphlet for the annual meeting of the American Society of Mechanical Engineers.
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A Cellar of Fine Vintages / Re: Post Your Vintage Collection - Your Newest & Most Prized Acquisitions
« on: November 22, 2017, 01:47:34 PM »
Congrats on the Centennial deck!
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A Cellar of Fine Vintages / Re: Post Your Vintage Collection - Your Newest & Most Prized Acquisitions
« on: August 19, 2017, 05:47:10 PM »
One of the last decks I needed for my souvenir collection - a really interesting one, as are most of the Tom Jones issues.
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A Cellar of Fine Vintages / Re: Post Your Vintage Collection - Your Newest & Most Prized Acquisitions
« on: July 20, 2017, 12:51:46 AM »
Chuqii - I like your KEM decks! I have only one from that maker - the 1939 NYWF edition.
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A Cellar of Fine Vintages / Re: Post Your Vintage Collection - Your Newest & Most Prized Acquisitions
« on: July 15, 2017, 06:40:35 PM »
Congress #606 Geo back and a #404 lacquer back
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Aces and Eights - the Vintage/Antique STISO Board / Re: [SALE] Coca-Cola Playing Cards
« on: May 03, 2017, 10:24:35 PM »
Right now, I have a VG 52 no J, no box for sale. PM me what you'd be willing to offer for what you're looking for and I'll contemplate.
Thanks
Thanks
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Aces and Eights - the Vintage/Antique STISO Board / [SALE] Coca-Cola Playing Cards
« on: February 26, 2017, 10:41:53 AM »
I have a large collection of Coca-Cola playing cards for for sale. Many are listed on eBay under the username Torcams.
I have many early and rare decks as well as many from the post 1950 era in a range of conditions to suit your budget or collecting goals.
Please contact me if interested. If you have specific wants that would be best.
I have many early and rare decks as well as many from the post 1950 era in a range of conditions to suit your budget or collecting goals.
Please contact me if interested. If you have specific wants that would be best.
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A Cellar of Fine Vintages / Re: 1891 Midwinter Fair and Pacific Coast Playing Cards
« on: September 21, 2016, 06:57:31 PM »
For the record, this deck dates to 1894, the year of the actual expo, which took place a year after the successful 1893 Columbian Expo in Chicago.
This deck was made by the same company that made cards for the Chicago fair, the Winters Art Litho Co. It's a beautiful deck and should contain a full 52 cards plus a walking bear joker. It was made in both a blue and a red backed version with matching colored soft tuckboxes.
I see these selling for 200-300 in Near Mint condition with boxes. Lacking a box may result in a significant drop. I bought mine lacking a box for around $100 which I thought was fair if even a bit of a deal.
Your deck looks well worn and soiled, perhaps grading a VG to VG- depending on your precise definitions. According to the Hochman price guide, a deck in VG condition is worth about 40% of one in Mint. We'd need to know if your has a joker. I think a range of $30-50 would be my guess - toward the lower end without a joker and the higher end with.
I think you did well.
This deck was made by the same company that made cards for the Chicago fair, the Winters Art Litho Co. It's a beautiful deck and should contain a full 52 cards plus a walking bear joker. It was made in both a blue and a red backed version with matching colored soft tuckboxes.
I see these selling for 200-300 in Near Mint condition with boxes. Lacking a box may result in a significant drop. I bought mine lacking a box for around $100 which I thought was fair if even a bit of a deal.
Your deck looks well worn and soiled, perhaps grading a VG to VG- depending on your precise definitions. According to the Hochman price guide, a deck in VG condition is worth about 40% of one in Mint. We'd need to know if your has a joker. I think a range of $30-50 would be my guess - toward the lower end without a joker and the higher end with.
I think you did well.
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A Cellar of Fine Vintages / Re: Fred Harwey - The Great Southwest (Steelcase)
« on: September 21, 2016, 06:39:00 PM »
This is assuming the Indians on horseback on the card backs with a train in the distance.
If it's a Hopi Boy on the other hand, then it is rare and potentially valuable, again depending on condition.
If it's a Hopi Boy on the other hand, then it is rare and potentially valuable, again depending on condition.