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This fascinating collection is packed with antique advertising labels, poster stamps, postcards, trade labels, matchbox labels, exhibition and colonial exposition material, commercial advertising, charity and mission seals, promotional pieces and other unusual paper collectibles.
The collection is truly international, with material from the United States, Germany, Denmark, Belgium, France, the Netherlands, Portugal and other countries. Subjects span decades of advertising and social history and include Black Americana imagery, early racial caricatures, colonial-era material, cotton and Southern themes, African missions, interracial and civil-rights themes, George Washington Carver, Booker T. Washington, NAACP material, Boy Scouts and much more.
There are some fantastic graphics throughout—from striking early advertising designs and colorful European poster stamps to unusual postcards and historical pieces that you simply don't encounter every day. Numerous duplicates and varieties are also present.
This is the kind of collection that would take years to assemble piece by piece. It should have tremendous appeal to collectors of Black Americana, advertising, poster stamps, postcards, cinderellas, matchbox labels, social history and vintage ephemera.
Approximately 750 pieces!
The vintage stockbook/album shown is included. Condition varies throughout due to the age and diverse nature of the material. Please study the photographs carefully, as they are an important part of the description and show the actual collection you will receive.
A remarkable opportunity to acquire a large, diverse and visually impressive Black Americana collection all at once.
YOU GET EVERYTHING YOU SEE IN THE PICTURES!
