1920s MALLARD DUCK Birds CHOCOLATE Card COWANS V6 w. COUPON Cowan CANADIAN Bird

Description: This scarce card is one in a series of 24 cards issued in Canada by the Cowan Confectionery Company of Stirling Road Toronto Ontario Canada. One was inserted into each package of their Cowan’s Chocolates. They are listed as V6 in Burdick’s American Card Catalogue, they are entitled “BIRD SERIES”. Although no guide that I am aware of gives a definite date of issue for this series it is generally assumed to have been in the 1920’s era The front of each card features a colorful image of the featured species and has a coupon attached to the bottom with the card number on it. This card is number 9 in the series and features a MALLARD DUCK. The card does have the artist signature W. R. Stark on the card. This artist did many of the Cowans card series illustrations as well as a few other Canadian Chocolate companies card series. The back of the card features a brief description of the bird, and has a premium offer from the Company. Customers could cut off the coupons from the bottom of the card and when they had numbers 1-24 complete they could mail them to Cowans in exchange for a 7 by 12 inch Bird Print. Because of this premium exchange offer from the company, finding these cards with the coupons still attached is extremely tough. Most kids would have cut the coupons off and sent them away for the print (what kid would turn down free stuff?) The back is in both the French and English Language. The Card measures 5 1/4 inches by 2 3/16 inches approximately. The card does have some creasing, but it has its coupon still attached. I have scanned the front and back of the card fairly large so you can determine the condition for yourself. THESE CARDS WERE NEVER ISSUED IN THE U.S. or UK Due to the lower population in Canada than in the US and UK, print runs in Canada were much smaller compared with American and British Cards. (Because of this the majority of all Canadian non sports cards are far scarcer than cards issued in the USA & UK.) I 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 International Shipping Program does not allow for combined shipments on international orders

Price: 24.99 USD

Location: Niagara Falls, New York

End Time: 2025-02-01T15:57:52.000Z

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