1890s CHRISTOPHER COLUMBUS K134 Card THOMSON & TAYLOR Gold Band COFFEE for Sale

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1890s CHRISTOPHER COLUMBUS K134 Card THOMSON & TAYLOR Gold Band COFFEE For Sale

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1890s CHRISTOPHER COLUMBUS K134 Card THOMSON & TAYLOR Gold Band COFFEE:
$24.99

This premium wasissued by the THOMPSON AND TAYLORSPICE company of the city of Chicagoin the United States of Americaadvertising their brands of GOLD BAND Coffee during the 1890’s. It is designatedas series K134 in Burdick;s American Card Catalogue entitled “LIFE OF COLUMBUS”. The front of the card features a colorfullyillustrated scene from the life of Christopher Columbus. The back of the card features advertising forthe coffee and gives an explanation of the scene featured on the front of thecard This particular card is entitled “SECONDDEPARTURE TO AMERICA” . The front of the card also indicates that the wonderfullithography for the card was done by the DonaldsonsBrothers company of New York(they also did many of the colorful Tobacco Card sets issued in the U.S.during this same time period. The Card measures just under 6 ½ inches by just under 4 1/2 inchesapproximately. The card does have a somecreasing and what appears to be paste remenants at the corners and a collectorin the past has written the ACC number in pencil on the back. I have scanned the card fairly large for youto be able to judge condition for yourself. This is a fantastically scarce cross-overcollectable of interest to both Card collectors and those interested in EarlyAmerican History pieces