1928 Cavanders Ancient Egypt Card # 22 Winnowing Corn (VG/EX) for Sale

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1928 Cavanders Ancient Egypt Card # 22 Winnowing Corn (VG/EX) For Sale

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1928 Cavanders Ancient Egypt Card # 22 Winnowing Corn (VG/EX):
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1928 Cavanders Ancient Egypt Card # 22 Winnowing Corn (VG/EX)Entertainment Trading Cards
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1928 Cavanders Ancient Egypt (Large)
The mysteries of ancient Egypt have fascinated generations of Europeans trying to unravel the secrets of pyramids, but the discovery of the tomb of Tut-Ankh-Amen by the Earl of Carnarvon and Howard Carter in 1922 thrilled the world. The amazing treasures revealed and the strange circumstances of the Earl\'s early death giving rise to rumor\'sabout \"the curse of the Pharaohs\", sparked a frenzy of interest in Egyptology. Tobacco company Cavanders decided to exploit this phenomenon and in 1928 they commissioned cards on the subject of ancient Egypt. These cards feature colour pictures based on original Egyptian drawings set on a rich gold or silver background. This illustrate every aspect of everyday life in the Nile Valley such as winnowing corn, making pottery, textiles and bricks, fishing etc. The set also includes troops, trumpeters and archers of the army and we learn about their kings and gods in the highly informative texts. Amongst the gods featured is Anubis who is portrayed with a mummy and a bird. We are told that resurrection of the body was believed necessary for the after-life so the dead were carefully embalmed and the bird represents the spirit or soul returning to breathe life back into the mummy whilst Anubis prepares to unwrap the bandages ready for the body to live again. Cavanders also produced a standard size set in the same format, but with different illustrations.

How We Grade:

GemMint (GMT): (10.0)A flawless card. To be in Gem Mint condition,a card’s borders must have a ratio of 50/50 side to side and top tobottom.

Mint(MT): (9.0-9.5)A perfect card. Well-centered with parallel borders which appearequal to the naked eye. Four sharp, square corners. No creases, edge dents,surface scratches, paper flaws, loss of luster, yellowing or fading, regardlessof age. No imperfectly printed cards – out of register, badly cut or ink flawed– or card stained by contact with gum, wax or other substances can beconsidered truly Mint, even if new out of the pack. Generally, to be consideredin Mint condition, a card’s borders must exist in a ratio of 60/40 side to sideand top to bottom.

NearMint/Mint (NM/MT): (8.0-8.5)A super high-end card thatappears Mint 9 at first glance, but upon closer inspection, may exhibit a veryslight wax stain on reverse, slight fraying at one or two corners, or a minorprinting imperfection. Centering must be app. 65/35 to 70/30 or better on thefront and 90/10 or better on the reverse.

NearMint (NM): (7.0-7.5)A nearly perfect card at first glance, butupon closer inspection, may have slight surface wear, slight fraying on somecorners, slightly out-of-register picture focus, a minor printing blemish orslight wax stain on reverse. Centering must be 70/30 to 75/25 or better on thefront and 90/10 or better on the reverse.

Excellent/NearMint (EX/NM): (6.0-6.5)Card may have visible surfacewear or a printing defect. A very light scratch. Corners may have slightlygraduated fraying. Picture focus may be slightly out-of-register. Card may haveminor wax stain on reverse, may have very slight nothing on edges. Centeringmust be 80/20 or better on the front and 90/10 or better on the reverse.

Excellent(EX): (5.0-5.5)Corners are still fairly sharp with only moderate wear. Cardborders may be off center as much as 85/15. No creases. May have very minorgum, wax or product stains, front or back. Surfaces may show slight loss ofluster from rubbing across other cards. Dark bordered cards may have one or twosmall nicks.

VeryGood/Excellent (VG/EX): (4.0-4.5)Shows obvious handling, but stilllooks nice. Corners may be rounded or have minor creases. No major creases,tape marks or extraneous markings or writing. Surfaces does exhibit loss ofluster, but the printing is intact. May have paper wrinkles. May show majorgum, wax or other packaging stains. All four borders visible, though the ratiomay be as poor as 95/5. Exhibits honest wear.

VeryGood (VG): (3.0-3.5)A well-worn card, but exhibits no intentionaldamage or abuse. May be “Mis-cut or Off-Center” with no border visible. Mayhave major or multiple creases, however, creases are not so deep as to show theunderlying paper. This card is completely readable, has not been written on,and has no tape marks or holes. Corner rounding may extend well beyond theborder.

Good(GD) (2.0-2.5)Shows excessive wear, along with damage or abuse. Will show allthe wear characteristics of a Very Good card, along with such damage as thumbtack holes in or near margins, evidence of having been taped or pasted, perhapssmall tears around the edges or creases so heavily as to break the cardboard.Backs may show minor added pen or pencil writing or be missing small bits ofpaper. Still basically a complete card.

Poor(P): (1.0-1.5)A card that has been tortured to death. Corners or other areasmay be torn off. Card may have been trimmed, show holes from a paper punch orhave been used for BB gun practice. Front may have extraneous pen or pencilwriting, or other defacement. Major portions of front or back design may bemissing. Not a pretty sight.