1928 Will\'s Wonders of the Sea Card # 41 The \"Sea-Fan\" Coral (VG/EX) for Sale

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1928 Will\'s Wonders of the Sea Card # 41 The \"Sea-Fan\" Coral (VG/EX) For Sale

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1928 Will\'s Wonders of the Sea Card # 41 The \"Sea-Fan\" Coral (VG/EX)
Entertainment Trading Cards
Browse our store of Entertainment Trading Cards which features cards from the early 1900\'s.Includes coverage for non-sport Topps, \"Bubbles, Inc.\", Fleer, Leaf, Goudey and other entertainment manufacturers.
1920s Entertainment Trading Card Sets
The 1920s gave us the \"Cigarette\" trading cards issued by tobacco manufacturers to stiffen cigarette packaging and advertise cigarette brands.
Cards typically depictedactresses, baseball players, Indian chiefs, and boxers.Each set of cards typically consisted of 25 or 50 related subjects, but series of over 100 cards per issue are known. Cards consisted of a full color image on the front surrounded by a white border. The back of the cards held description of the image, card number, manufacturer name and company logo. Standard size cards were 1-3/8\" X 2-3/4\".
The system devised to codify American tobacco issues has its origin in the ‘American Card Catalog’ (ACC), written by Jefferson Burdick. Burdick listed the American Tobacco Cards in one section, broken down by companies that issued the card series and by the types of cards.
1928 Will\'s Wonders of the Sea Trading Card Set
1928 Will\'s Wonders of the Sea trading card set consists of 50 glorious colour cards that looks at all aspects of the sea including dolphins at play, a sperm whale and hunters, a penguin diving, icebergs, phosphorescence of the sea, St. Elmo\'s fire and waterspouts as well as many of the colorful creatures, corals, sponges etc. that live in the deep. The numbered backs are full of information so we learn, for instance, that the fierasfer is a tiny parasitic eel-like semi-transparent creature which takes up home in things like sea-cucumbers and pearl oysters and apparently if the pearl oyster cannot rid itself of the creature it seals it up in a sheet of mother-of-pearl. Our favorite card has to be that showing a star-fish opening an oyster but this is just one of the amazing sights in this lovely series.

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.