Believed to have been issued in 1914, the T330 Piedmont Art Stamps are among the more unique tobacco issues. Even though they have are technically classified as a T-Card issue in Jefferson Burdick's American Card Catalog, they could just as easily be classified as a stamp issue. Here's more on this pre-war set that slips by many collectors. T330 Piedmont Art Stamps … [Read more...] about T330 Piedmont Art Stamps are Unique … and Elusive
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Over $3 Million Bid on First Day of REA
Like shoppers on Black Friday, collectors stormed into Robert Edward Auctions’ Spring catalog as soon as the cyber curtain opened on the afternoon of April 13. Within the first 24 hours of bidding, an astounding 10,345 bids totaling $3.2 million were dropped on the 2,680 lots. Once an annual event, the auction is now one of two held by the company each year but … [Read more...] about Over $3 Million Bid on First Day of REA
Picker’s Rare Find: T206 Broad Leaf Ty Cobb to Enter Market
A newly discovered T206 Ty Cobb with an ultra-rare Broad Leaf 460 advertising back has been authenticated and will be offered for sale in Robert Edward Auctions’ Spring Catalog. Found some time ago along with some other tobacco-related paper items and advertising by an antique/junk hunter in western New York who collects old telephones, the card is expected to bring $50,000 … [Read more...] about Picker’s Rare Find: T206 Broad Leaf Ty Cobb to Enter Market