"LONE RANGER" GUM INC. PREMIUM PICTURE SET WITH RARE PROMOTIONAL SHEET.
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Winning Bid:
$1,995.68 (Includes 18% Buyer's Premium)
Bids:
12
Bidding Ended:
Thursday, November 7, 2019 9:00:00 PM (20 Minute Clock Begins At Thursday, November 7, 2019 9:00:00 PM)
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Auction:
Auction #228 - Part 2
Value Code:
K - $1,000 to $2,000 Help Icon
Item Description
Complete set of five 8x10" pictures on card stock w/choice art. ACC# R83-2. ©1938. Not only were these issued prior the the 1940 Gum Inc. card set, they feature art that was not reproduced on any of those cards. Pictures are: #1 Tonto Saves The Lone Ranger (variety w/mask overprint on LR), #2 The LR Licks Lester, #3 The LR Rescues Joan At The Pit, #4 Tonto Fights Off The Troopers, #5 The LR Foils A Murder. All are text back varieties that include info pertaining to that particular picture scene, list of all five titles and information on how these were obtained. The pictures were available in different configurations, from individually for five wrappers and 3¢, up to a complete set of five for 25 wrappers and 10¢. Trace of corner tip wear and lt. aging to backs. Set remains totally bright and clean. NM to NM/MT. Rarely found as a set and in this condition. Also included is the rare
8x10" two-sided paper promo sheet. The five pictures are featured on the front in an overlap design. The back has detailed text to "Boys And Girls...Friends Of The Lone Ranger" noting how the pictures were obtained. Lt. edge wear, EX-NM.  We have only offered a few of these sheets in our 52 years.
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