Description: This week I'm offering a number of old non-sport cards from various vintage sets. From the late 1920's to the mid-1930's, Germany experienced a flood of movie star card sets issued with cigarettes. Numerous tobacco manufacturers issued extensive photographic sets featuring mostly German actors and actresses, although a healthy sampling of American stars would be mixed into the sets as well. These sets numbered in the many hundreds and are of interest to movie buffs, as they feature performers who contributed to that era of German cinema, which is still considered one of the most creative and impressive in film history. Of course, as the decade wore on and the Nazis tightened their hold on pop culture, more and more actors left the country, justifyably fearing for their safety. The Nazis also discouraged the use of tobacco, so by 1937 the German cigarette card era had ended. Still, the cards themselves are of great historical value, and many collectors of non-sport cards find them fascinating. In 1937, Union Cigarettes issued what would be the last significant set of actor photo cards. Rather than placing individual cards into packs of cigarettes, Union inserted coupons, and if the buyer sent in a number of these coupons, they'd be rewarded with a packet of 25 beautiful 5x7 black and white semi-glossy photos of actors and actresses. Each packet contained 25 different photos, and a total of 16 different packets were ultimately available. Thus, there's a total of 400 different photos available in this set, consisting mostly of German actors and actresses, but with a fair number of American and English performers included as well. This set makes for a fascinating time capsule of the Golden Age of filmmaking! Here I have a photo of German actor Karl Ludwig Diehl. See scan for condition - it's blank backed and shows some handling, but it's in generally nice shape. Not bad for a card that's over eighty years old! This would be a terrific addition to any collection! Shipping is $4.00 for First Class Mail, and postage will be combined for multiple winnings. Powered by SixBit's eCommerce Solution
Price: 5 USD
Location: East Meadow, New York
End Time: 2024-12-26T02:24:33.000Z
Shipping Cost: 4.5 USD
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