RARE IMP. DUKE CROSS CUT CIGARETTE ADV CARD 20 DEPICTED ANNOUNCE START INSERTS!!

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I'm back to list until I drop or eBay's fees go up again :-) with a selection of the good, the best, and like mom said when I wuz born - perhaps a little bit of ugly. Actively selling here with no problems for more than 25 years. The volume of people buying and selling on eBay is down - but I won't let that stop me and that means good deals for the savvy buyer - so shop like you don't know what to do with all your money. I guarantee all my items to be described. I will accept returns if I have made any material omission or error. It's unlikely. There is no shill bidding and I offer a "screen shot" of the auction to any bidder requesting it at the auction's end. I accept paypal. I pack well and ship at least once a week. Please note that I am a one man stop and shop. It takes up to FOUR days after receiving your $ for me to ship although I try and get it out faster. I post feedback as soon as I receive good funds. I am going to try and list 50+ items this month. Some will be top-shelf offerings and most if not all will be without reserve. My large scans sometimes exaggerate the flaws. I have tried to match the scans to the actual card/item as best my scanner will allow. Got ????????????? email me and expect a timely response.
HAVE NOTHING IN YOUR HOUSE THAT YOU DO NOT KNOW TO BE USEFUL OR BELIEVE TO BE BEAUTIFUL..............
I'm offering some items from a couple of collections (including my own) this week and over the next few weeks. When they're gone - they're gone.
This one was too BIG for my scanner. The second scan shows the bottom of the card in it's proper proportions.... I can provide (and may do so) a camera shot tomorrow.
Historically important Circa 1887 GIANT sized advertising store card announcing they (Duke) would be INSERTING 250 different actress cards in their cross cut cigarette packages AND that they would no longer exchange one's wrapper (package) FOR PLAYING CARDS. Included is a card of Lillian Russell as well as a few others among the 20 cards shown. Wowza. This one item addresses quite a few collecting genres. Unusual size. Gold trim still mostly present. Small pinhole at top, touches to the edges and about 2" crease/tear between third and fourth from left bottom cards. Measures about 12 7/8" x 7 1/2". See the scans. Couple offered. Blank back.
No returns on large lots or graded cards.
Buyer will contribute 10.00 toward the safe shipping USPS - USA.
Thanks for shopping by..........