Chuck's comments on another thread about the great set, Tootsie Circus, reminded me of another fantastic 1930s set, Noah's Ark, which was put out in 1933 by the Flatbush Gum Co. of Brooklyn, NY.

[IMG][/IMG]

I think Noah's Ark should be right up there with Dare Devils, Tootsie Circus and a small handful of others which fit into a special category of fantastic images/colors and set compactness (24 card set). In other words, very high collectibility . . .

But judging by the typical prices (lower) paid for Noah's Ark cards, when they DO show up, there seems to be much weaker demand for these. Am assuming there certainly is not more supply, at least not significantly, versus Tootsie and DDs, judging from how infrequently one sees these for sale.

So, anyway, presenting the Rodney Dangerfield of 1930s non-sport cards, one of my top ten favorites of all time:

R100, Noah's Ark:

[IMG][/IMG]

[IMG][/IMG]

[IMG][/IMG]

[IMG][/IMG]

[IMG][/IMG]

[IMG][/IMG]

(The final scan of 6 cards contains the last several cards I obtained, or else still need to upgrade in the set . . .)

Ralph, it is a beauty and yours is one of the nicest sets I've seen. I haven't looked at my set in a while but you've inspired me to dig it out. These are pretty tough to find in high grades as the colored borders scuff up pretty easily, sort of a precursor to the 60's Outer Limits cards in that regard.

Thanks for the post Ralph! Concur with Mr. Chuck...Colored Boarders = ouch! Tough! on ANY issue 1910's to 1970's
nuff said.

"Showin the love since 1965"

Dan, these sheets were scanned at 300 ppm.
I can send higher res scans directly to you -- what do you need . . . 500, 600?

Ralph

I'm a big fan of Noah's Ark too, and feel the set is on par with Tootsie Circus and Dare Devils.

... is great when the cards easily surface. =) Love the set, Ralph - it's a beauty and a tough one.

I also admire the set and agree with the other posts. I know all the cards are tough, but which ones prove to be tougher than some? I don't remember seeing many gorilla cards? Love to hear from some collectors of the set?

Best Regards
Ryan Heffner