Description: This elegant Tobacco Card ( also referred to as a Cigarette card ) was issued by the W. Duke & Sons and Co. of Durham North Carolina & New York as an insert premium in their brands of Tobacco and Cigarettes during 1892. These cards are from a scarce series of 50 cards entitled , “ FLORAL BEAUTIES AND LANGUAGE OF FLOWERS ” listed as series N75 in Burdick’s American Card Catalogue. The front of the card features a colorful image of a beautiful young Victorian woman surrounded by illustrations of the particular flower featured. The card front also identifies the cards as well as the flowers meaning in the Victorian Language of flowers. The back featured advertising for Duke Cigarettes and list all of the other cards in the series This card features the Bridal Rose . The stunning Lithography for the card was done by the Lithographer DONALDSON BOTHERS of New York. The Cards measures 2 3/4 inches by 1 1/2 inches approximately. The card does have some creasing. I have scanned the card fairly large for you to be able to judge condition for yourself. Were else could you get a Victorian Floral lithographic print of this age and quality, this affordableI will be trying to list several EARLY TRADE & TYPE CARDS over the next few days (spread across different categories), including one or two that are unrecorded in any guide, that were put given away with Tobacco, Cigarettes , Caramel, Candy, Gum, Chocolate, Bread Coffee Tea Cereal and other products, covering such diverse subjects as Native American Indians , Baseball , Football, Boy Scouts, Ice Hockey, Golf, Presidents of the United States, NCAA and IVY League Colleges and Universities, Dog Breeds, Circus themes and many more. To view the other cards I have up on ebay please click on the “View Sellers other Items” Icon located on this page. It will take you directly to them.Due to my work schedule and distance to the post office I am only able to ship Monday Mornings. If I haven’t received payment for an item by Sunday evening, the item will have to wait until the next Monday to go out. Its unfortunate but unavoidable. If this doesn’t work for you I respectfully ask that you do not bid or buy. Thanks again. This will be mailed from the USA. For USA purchases I Can combine shipping. Please message me for details.Unfortunately Ebay’s Global Seller Program does not allow for combined shipments on international order
Price: 14.99 USD
Location: Niagara Falls, New York
End Time: 2024-11-06T12:14:11.000Z
Shipping Cost: 4.75 USD
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All returns accepted: ReturnsNotAccepted
Brand: Duke Cigarettes
Type of Advertising: Tobacco Card
Tobacco Cards: Trading Cards
Date of Creation: 1892
Country/Region of Manufacture: United States
