I am starting this on the assumption that the title means the April pickup thread rather than things picked up in April. These are all March finds.

Although small, I think this is a great set of images. I just picked up the last two fronts I need.



This comes with a variety of backs, for instance US and German advertising backs, a French descriptive back, and a paint chip sample:



I also picked up a group of the small mail carriers and stamps. I did not previously have any of the Mother's or Basma and Adam backs. Is the latter an uncataloged T-card?



I picked up 41 Cushman State cards ... compelling artwork and I would love to find the remaining 7.



The final item on today's show and tell is a group of Italian Buitonis. The artwork is reminiscent of the Figurette high numbers.

The price was a bit steep for a flea market find ($1) but worth every penny for one of the hobby's most sought after autographs...

The Basma and Adam cards are T138's.
-Rhett

Richard - what an AWESOME looking card that is!

Got this from an attendee at the Boston show. Someone told me he has the highest graded Strange True Story cards of numbers 5 and 6 . Richard W., I think that is a machine printed auto. Todd spends most of his time camped out at the flea market and wouldn't have time to sign cards

Richard,
HA HA - true - but read where he found the card!!!

(hint: Maybe I was there!)

I started to buy these about a year ago on layaway,went off to build my house didn't finish paying for them forgot about them, and then had a flash back!!!! I contacted the seller and he checked and said they were still put aside for me just pay the last installment and he would send them off to me.
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They were sent before I made the last payment.A great guy and a public thank you to JAY WOLT

Tony, Glad you got em safe & sound.
Been a pleasure doing business with you...jay

Hey guys. I'm a hockey collector but have been picking up some Canadian non-sports lately. If anyone knows where those Howdy Doody cards came from, let me know. Jim.

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Just got this record that promotes Suzanna, the "Greatest Feature Sennett Has Produced." What drew me to it is the reference to the biscuit and candy cards produced by Shotwell, Telfer and Patterson. Also, whatever was associated with the Iten Biscuit Co. It's a beautiful 78 rpm with Mabel Normand prominently featured on a paper label on the reverse side. I believe this was sent out in advance of general distribution, to radio stations and/or record stores. -Jack

@Jim......those Tuckett autograph cards are tough. I think I have 10-12 of the 25. They also used them for the Taddy set in the UK and the Sparrows chocolates 1914 calendars in the US. They are really tough.

@Jack.....great item on that Suzanna album. Really neat that they spelled out the advertising tie-ins like that. I have about 20 of the Telfair Biscuits cards and 3-4 of the Shotwells. Both are very very tough. That'll go nicely with that Suzanna wrapper you picked up a while back on ebay. Would love to have one of those.....

at such great indian gum cards too many more times - I just may go down a road I'm not ready for......I already have 200+ T206's that I've let gell because my pockets - well - they have a few holes in them...... Great cards Rand and good to see SGC still has a heart beating.

Picked up this 1938 Sunburst Bakery album containing all 24 Warner Brothers movie stars. The pictures (glued in) measure 4" x 5 3/8" and are blank backed. The word "Sunburst" is printed on the cover and doesn't appear inside, so it's apparently a stock item used by multiple bakeries. Album measures 6" x 9".

oldtix - that is AWESOME!!!!!! Can you provide me a list of the stars inside?

Sure, Todd!

Olivia de Havilland
John Payne
Gloria Dickson
Pat O'Brien
Bonita Granville
Anita Louise
Dick Powell
Patric Knowles
Margaret Lindsay
Frank McHugh
Rosemary Lane
Priscilla Lane
Claude Rains
Gale Page
Humphrey Bogart
George Brent
Marie Wilson
Johnny Davis
Joan Blondell
Dick Foran
Jane Bryan
Allen Jenkins
Wayne Morris
Ann Sheridan

Thanks Rick!

Are there any indications in the album if the cards came pre-mounted or if not how they were distributed?


PS: What is the size of the album?

The album is 6" wide and 9" tall; 28 pages including covers. The inconsistency of the gluing seems to indicate that the pictures were inserted individually - I think the pictures were individually distributed by the bakery.

I just noticed that the edges of the Bogart look a little uneven. I wonder if they were to be cut out of something?

That's a distinct possibility, Todd. Eight of the 24 pictures have a code number in the lower right corner: "HH 48" followed by the letters "a" through "h". If each of those unique numbers represented a three-card sheet, we would have the answer about distribution. The pieces with the straightest left border (implying not handcut) would be the first picture; the ones with the number would be the third, and the rest would be the middle pictures. I suspect the cuts would line up. The numbers are random throughout the booklet. The slick paper used would have resisted staining; perhaps they were inserted in the donut boxes like the one shown on the cover of the book.

I should add that the back cover copyright includes the initials D.C.A. - which I believe is the Donut Corporation of America.

Got this in todays mail - A&BC Space Card with English front and Italian back.

Larry, thanks for the email. The Poster is 20" X 30" and
shows cards from the first or "A" series.



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Spending a pleasant sunny Saturday morning on the porch reading the backs of this UK issue 1955 Space Adventure set .

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Too busy in March. So here are some of them. in April

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told you last post it has been a good month,1 QPR card #1 HOW a few 47 indian gum
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2 weight machine cards a few 1930's indian gum
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a few TREASURE ISLAND the Canadian version
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And my favorite (and probably Dan's as well) - Sky Birds and Indian Gum premium rings ...

Todd: Can we get a shot of those rings from the back?
sweet


"showin the love since 1968"

Hey Charley,
The backs are blank so there isn't much to see (if you still want to see them I can get a pic).
I did shoot these to show more detail:





The Sky Bird ring is pretty heavy. Both have a lot more detail than I thought they would have.

Todd: Thanks for indulging me.VERY nice of you. They are beautiful!If you get a cghance, still would like the shot from behind as the ring lays.

"showin the love since 1968"

Hi Charley -- I'll save Todd the effort, here are the backs from mine.

Indian on the left, Skybirds in the right:

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Thanks Ralph!
That did save me some time.

Todd & Raplh: Your kindness is not lost on me. Many THANKS!

"showin the love since 1967"

This is a 4-1/8" X 5-3/8" book with 70 pages. It was printed by
Rand McNally in 1942 and has a Gum Inc. copyright. It contains
65 pictures, 33 in color and 32 black and white line drawings.
The pictures are from R157 Uncle Sam, R164 War Gum and R173
World in Arms.


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a bagatelle Pirate from 1969 .

A couple E225 Chiclets that I need for my set........


This is a pain of a set to work on.........Would it have killed Kinney
to put NUMBERS on all these Novelty cards!!!!!!


TOUGH E284 Gu-Ma Gum card


Nice Cracker Jack Bird 20 booklet set


E202 Ethel Barrymore


Fantastic Apex Coffee about 1/2 set.....anyone got the rest of 'em?


Some Nice N79 Poor Boy Boolet upgrades for my set


My first E238 G&K Chocolates Horoscope Card. Knocking out known 'E' types......

Picked up from the UK. Carreras Film Stars set. Has the 4 Marx Brothers on one card. Weird shaped cards, but neat.

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Here's an example of the Marx Brothers card.

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David,
I have always liked that set. The images are great and the shape really makes them unique and interesting.

Recent pickups....

(these are from Ithaca Crackers)

Great cards Todd, but oh those wrappers. Thanks for sharing. -Jack

Great stuff as usual!

I agree Todd, the images in the Carreras set are great. I wanted a card of the Marx Brothers, and this was the nicest image I've seen. By the way, what's the story with that Cracker Jack album? Which set is it for, and what's inside?

David,
The album goes with the "Sport Yesterday And Today" series.

Cards are similar to the UN Battle Planes and British Empire Victoria Cross Heroes sets they did.

   

The interior has slotted pages so you can put your cards in without having to glue them:



(this was from another image I had - I currently have none of the cards but would like to get them sometime)

Jack,
You are right! I love the 30's era wrappers. No wonder it was so easy for the gum companies to separate a child from his pennies. Here was another I got (forgot to include it in photo):



This has got to be one of my all time favorites. I think it is stunning!

These beauts are a swap for the 3 cops and robbers cards I picked up in Jan (I think) I sent the 3 cards to Greg G and he sent this lot and literally took my breath away. Thank you Sir.
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what are the LOOOOONNNNNGGGGGG cards?
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Tony,
Those LLLLOOOOONNNNGGGG cards are D4 (the ones that have a letter) and D7 (the ones that say "series of 10").
Loads of fun stuff there!

Ty Sir what took so long to answer!!!!!!

Came in the mail the other day. I got 30 of a 40 card set of The World's Trains
issued by Malties Pty. Ltd. in Australia. Now I have to try and find the missing
10 cards.

I had to 'Beat the Bushes" really hard to come up with the few items I found during Spring Break, slim pickings but some nice finds.

What are these watercraft cards? From a game perhaps? I have 6 uncut sheets of 6 cards, each is numbered and then a stack of 36 cards
all the same but with perforations like they were meant to be separated. I pictured one of the sheets and 4 of the individual cards.
Any idea on this one?


(From Ebay)
Would these be considered trade cards or are they worthy of (or already) catalogued in some way? Fastidio Cigars Fernadez Hernanos & Co. Tampa, FL.


Are these National Biscuit Company cards considers ad/trade cards or are they catalogued? Very cool older Canada Dry Movie Flip Book, teaberry gum rulers.


Best find was this set of Rip Van Winkle cards ($5.00 for the set of 10 found at the "Big Lick Farm show", the next oldest thing on the vendor's table were 1970's Avon bottles)
some Messer Gum cards from a trade, Swift's Butter card (really like these cards), a Colgan tin that I can't open and it sounds like a card is inside!, and some caramel cards.

Greg,
Great stuff! Never saw the ships before but the configuration makes me think they must be some kind of lotto game.

I noticed the panels have each card labeled, the individual cards are not labeled. I agree with you Todd, some sort of game.

Love the Vollor's and the Messers Charcoal Gum circus cards.....

some ships from 1931 .

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some real low grade quality indian gum cards but I am really happy for the price I paid.

woohoo GPK I got this lot cheap I just love the colours.
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PLEASE SIR.
Only the second time I have seen these cards on e-bay


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Tony ,

Very fond memories of Please Sir .

Duffy & Sharon , Frankie ,Dennis , Mr Price , Mr Hedges and all the rest of the Fenn Street Gang .

Bloody great show and thanks for sharing the cards and bringing back some super memories .

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Mark

Picked this up a long time ago. A very cool 31 page atlas which also contains info on axis/allies troop strength and tips for protecting your family from gas warfare!!