Ephemera, Americana, & Historical Memorabilia

Lot #601:

[CIGARETTE CARDS]. A Rare Group of 22 Die-Cut Cards of Ship...

[CIGARETTE CARDS]. A Rare Group of 22 Die-Cut Cards of Ships or Light Houses by Honest Long Cut Cigarettes. [New York: Knapp Litho or Bliss Litho for Honest Long Cut Cigarettes, ca. 1890s]. Color lithographed die-cut cards, approximately 2 ¼ x 4” and smaller. Some wear, soiling, creasing (some cards are worse than others). Generally very good (all ungraded). Some of the ships or light houses include: N. Y. Ferry Boat, Bound Steamer, Two Fixed White Steam Whistle Blasts 6 sec; Intervals 45 sec., English Channel Side-Wheeler, Catamaran, Racing Canoe (quite rough), Balancelle (quite rough with tape repairs), Atlantic City (light house with later repair), Cape Cod, and many more.