1890’s VICTORIAN-ERA SCRAPBOOK ALBUM w/70 PAGES: LITHO TRADE CARDS & POSTCARDS

Description

This auction is for an antique late 1890's Victorian-era scrapbook.
OVER 100 LITHOGRAPHY TRADE CARDS & OVER 150 POSTCARDS (MOST ARE HOLIDAY-THEMED).
PLEASE READ THE FULL (AND VERY, VERY LONG) DESCRIPTION BELOW!
IN ABSOLUTELY AMAZING NEAR-MINT CONDITION!!!
LIKE A TIME MACHINE WAS USED TO GO BACK & STEAL IT JUST AFTER IT WAS MADE!
IN ORDER TO
FULLY
EXHIBIT THE CONTENTS OF THE SEVENTY (70) SCRAPBOOK PAGES, I HAD TO MERGE FOUR (4) TWO-PAGE PHOTOGRAPHS INTO EACH SLIDE-SHOW IMAGE.  THE PAGES ARE
VERY
CAREFULLY ORGANIZED (FOR EXAMPLE:
SLIDE-SHOW
IMAGE #2 IS A MERGER OF SCRAPBOOK PAGES #1 & #2, PAGES #3 & #4, PAGES #5 & #6
AND
PAGES #7 & #8).
CLOSE-UP PHOTOS ARE AVAILABLE ON REQUEST.  PLEASE GIVE SOME
FRAME OF REFERENCE
FOR WHAT SCRAPBOOK PAGE(S) YOU WISH TO SEE.  eBay LIMITS ALLOW ME TO SEND ONLY FIVE (5) PHOTOS PER EMAIL.
PAGE-BY-PAGE DESCRIPTION OF CONTENTS:
Due to the chaotic nature of the scrapbook items; only the predominate content of each pages are described.
MOST PAGES HAVE MANY SMALL STICKERS/CUT-OUTS, EVEN WHERE NOT MENTIONED!
THERE IS EVEN MORE INFO BELOW THIS SECTION!
PAGE #1 (INSIDE FRONT COVER):
Full-page clipping.
PAGE #2:
Large Valentine card & stickers.
PAGE #3:
Assorted Native-American-themed clippings & stickers.
PAGE #4:
Assorted clippings & stickers.
PAGE #5:
Assorted clippings & stickers.
PAGE #6:
Assorted clippings, postcards & stickers. Two (2) postcards have bullfighting scenes.
PAGE #7:
Three (3) Valentine Day
fold-out
cards, a
piano company
bookmark,
assorted clippings & stickers.
PAGE #8:
Assorted historical-themed clippings & stickers.
PAGE #9:
Assorted historical-themed clippings & stickers.
PAGE #10:
Assorted historical-themed clippings & stickers.
PAGE #11:
Assorted clippings & stickers.
PAGE #12:
Two (2) Japanese-themed
clippings & butterfly stickers.
PAGE #13:
Floral-themed clippings & butterfly stickers.
PAGE #14:
Assorted clippings, bookmarks & stickers.  One of the bookmarks has a corner torn off.
This bookmark is #1 of only two (2) pieces in the scrapbook that have tear-damage.
PAGE #15:
Floral-themed clippings, postcards & butterfly stickers.
PAGE #16:
Floral-themed clippings, postcards & butterfly stickers.
PAGE #17:
Assorted clippings, postcards & stickers.
PAGE #18:
Assorted clippings, postcards & stickers.
PAGE #19:
Assorted clippings, postcards & stickers.
PAGE #20:
Angel-themed clippings, postcards & assorted stickers.
PAGE #21:
Five (5) Christmas postcards & stickers.
PAGE #22:
Five (5) Christmas postcards & stickers.
PAGE #23:
One (1)
racist Black-Americana
litho trade card
(for "SAPOLIO" soap) of a small African-American boy inside a watermelon & e
ight (8) gold-background litho trade cards for "WELCOME" soap.
PAGE #24:
Eight (8) litho trade cards
with gold-backgrounds
for assorted products
.
PAGE #25:
Seven (7) Christmas postcards.
PAGE #26:
Ten
(10)
litho trade cards
with gold-backgrounds
for assorted products
.
PAGE #27:
Five
(5) Christmas postcards.
PAGE #28:
Five
(5) Christmas postcards.
PAGE #29:
Two (2) litho trade cards (one (1) "O.N.T." spool cotton card & one (1) "STACEY'S" candies card), one (1) Christmas postcard & one (1) Thanksgiving postcard.
PAGE #30:
Six (6) Thanksgiving postcards.
PAGE #31:
Two (2) Valentine's Day postcards & two (2) Happy Birthday postcards & assorted clippings.
PAGE #32:
Three (3) Halloween postcards & two (2) Washington's Birthday postcards.
PAGE #33:
Three (3) Christmas postcards (including one with a small envelope containing a private note which I did not attempt to remove) & clippings.
PAGE #34:
Four (4)
family-themed Christmas postcards & non-related clippings.
PAGE #35:
Five (5) Easter postcards.
PAGE #36:
Five (5) Easter postcards.
PAGE #37:
Four (4) Easter postcards & one (1) Christmas mini-postcard.
PAGE #38:
Five (5) Easter postcards.
PAGE #39:
Four (4) animal alphabet postcards (letters A, B, C & D) & four (4) litho trade cards (two (2) "LONE FISHERMAN" cigarette cards & two (2) "GRAVES" dry & fancy goods stores cards).
PAGE #40:
Four (4) animal alphabet postcards (
letters
E, F, G & H) & four (4)
"GRAVES" dry & fancy goods stores
litho trade cards.
PAGE #41:
Four (4) animal alphabet postcards (
letters
I, J (for jackass), K & L) & four (4) litho trade cards (two (2) "LONE FISHERMAN" cigarette cards, one (1) grocery store card & one (1) appliance store card).
PAGE #42:
Four (4) animal alphabet postcards (
letters
M, N, O & P) & four (4) litho trade cards from assorted stores/shops (a confectionery, a groceries store, a dry goods store & a dinning saloon).
PAGE #43:
Four (4) animal alphabet postcards (
letters
R, S, T & U (for unicorn)) & four (4) litho trade cards (one
(1) "LONE FISHERMAN" cigarette card
, one (1)
"O.N.T." spool cotton
card, one (1) "J.P. COATS" cotton cord card &
one (1) "AYER'S HAIR VIGOR" hair-dye card
(with
semi-nude mermaids
)).  No "Q" card is present (or was not part of the set).
PAGE #44:
Three
(3) animal alphabet postcards (
letters
V
(for vampire bat)
, W & Y) & four (4) litho trade cards (two (2) "STACEY'S" candies cards, one (1) "WELCOME" soap card & one (1) bookstore card).
No "X" or "Z" cards are present (or were not part of the set).
PAGE #45:
Four (4) litho trade cards (three (3) "GLOBE" soap cards & one (1) "MUZZY'S" starch card) & two (2) assorted postcards.
PAGE #46:
Ten (10) litho trade cards (four (4) "SULPHUR BITTERS" kidney & liver tonic cards (note spelling of "sulfur") & one (1) "AYER'S AGUE CURE" card) & five (5) unknown-product cards (one of which feature racist caricatures of African-American children being kicked by a mule)).
PAGE #47:
Six (6) assorted holiday cards (Happy Easter, Happy Birthday & Happy New Year)
PAGE #48:
Four (4) litho trade cards (one (1)
"O.N.T." spool cotton
card & three (3)
unknown-product cards
) & three (3) assorted postcards.
PAGE #49:
Seven
(7) litho trade cards (one (1)
"HUMPHREY'S" witch hazel
card, three (3)
"WELCOME" soap card,
one (1)
"AYER'S" sarsaparilla
card,
one (1)
"AYER'S" cathartic
card
& one (1)
unknown-product card
) & one (1) postcard of a creepy-looking little girl.
PAGE #50:
Nine (9) litho trade cards (five
(5) combination "ACME" soap & "NIAGARA" starch cards (pink & green with odd-dressed children), one (1) piano supply company card & three (3) cards from unknown products).
PAGE #51:
Two (2) Christmas cards & assorted Christmas gift tags.
PAGE #52:
Assorted clippings, postcards & stickers.
PAGE #53, #54 & #55:
Nine (9) art-cards per page by Cecil Aldin (
British artist & illustrator best known for his paintings and sketches of animals, sports & rural life) telling a day-in-the-life story of a mischievous puppy.  The total number of these Cecil Aldin art-cards is twenty-eight (28) including the last one on Page #56.
PAGE #56:
Two
(2) litho trade cards from two (2) different sets from unknown products, one (1) comedic postcard, assorted clippings & one (1) Cecil Aldin arts-cards on Pages #53 to #55 concluding the
puppy's
story.
PAGE #57:
Assorted Arabian/Middle-Eastern-themed
clippings & stickers.
PAGE #58:
Assorted postcards & clippings.
PAGE #59:
Assorted postcards & clippings. One (1) of the clippings is missing a chip along its edge.
This clipping is #2 of only two (2) pieces in the scrapbook that have tear-damage.
PAGE #60:
Assorted postcards, business cards & clippings.
PAGE #61:
Four (4)
litho trade cards from a
stationery shop (with large letters on them) & six (6) assorted businesses customer loyalty "Thank you" cards.
PAGE #62:
Five (5) black & white drawing prints of female celebrities of the late 1800's.
PAGE #63:
Assorted clippings & one (1) Happy New Years postcard.
PAGE #64:
Assorted non-related clippings.
PAGE #65:
Assorted bird-themed clippings.
PAGE #66:
Assorted cat-themed clippings & one (1) Christmas postcard.
PAGE #67:
Assorted bird-themed clippings & stickers.
PAGE #68:
Assorted baby-themed stickers.
PAGE #69:
One (1) large seaport-themed clipping, a fake bank check for "THREE-HUNDRED & SIXTY-FIVE HAPPY DAYS" (a customer
"Thank you" card) & a ticket from the "WORLD'S COLOMBIAN EXPOSITION" for October 21st, 1893.
The ticket is the only dated item which I can find in the entire scrapbook!
PAGE #70 (INSIDE BACK COVER):
Two (2) large clippings; one (1) of a bouquet of carnations & one (1) of an ancient Arabian man on horseback.
I WORE CLOTH GLOVES & USED FORCEPS WHILE HANDLING THE SCRAPBOOK & ITS PAGES.  DUE TO ITS AGE & THE POSSIBILITY OF VIEWING DAMAGE; I CANNOT ACCEPT RETURNS!
Structure & Composition:
Cover is a standard leatherette-covered cardboard with a bow-tied cotton cord holding scrapbook together.  Pages are basic thick pulp paper with items glue onto them.
Condition:
In excellent NEAR-MINT condition.  CONTENTS IN NEAR-PERFECT CONDITION WITH NO MAJOR TEARS, NO STAINS & NO MAJOR DAMAGE.  Only a few pieces have ANY damage; just the pieces that are near the binding folds.  Pages have in very good (but VERY fragile) condition.  In fact, just my handling of the book for photographing & describing has broken off a few small chips from the corners.  ALL pages are age-tanned to a light tan color.  A few that have short tears near the binding & only a few have corner or edge chips missing. COVER IS IN EXCEPTION CONDITION with VERY minor wear only to the corners & along the back cover's folding creases.   Any flaws will be either written about in the condition sections OR visible in the photos.  Therefore, you must examine ALL of the photos carefully as photos often illustrate the item's condition better than any words can.  Remember that the photos constitute part of the overall description of the item's listing.  Please read the description completely & carefully view all photos BEFORE buying or making an offer.
Year Made or Era:
One (1) of the items is a event ticket & is dated 1893.
Dimensions:
About 14 inches tall by 12 inches wide by 1.5 inches thick.
Mark(s):
Cover is marked "SCRAP BOOK" with the two words separated by a space.
Many words that today are written as one (1) long word, used to be written as two (2) separate words.  For example, the modern word "baseball" started out as being written "base ball" (with the space), then later it was written as "base-ball" (with the hyphen) & today it is written without either.
Please contact me with ANY questions about this item!
Where appropriate, light cleaning may have been done for photographic purposes.
A 12-inch or 6-inch ruler may be used for scale purposes.
Payments must be received/arranged within five (5) calendar days.
Purchases are shipped within a maximum of THREE (3) business days (Monday - Friday) after the receipt of payment.
Domestic (USA) Shipping:
Shipping will be via
USPS Priority Mail
.
All packages mailed to a U.S. address includes free
USPS tracking & delivery confirmation.
International (Non-USA) Shipping:
NOT AVAILABLE/POSSIBLE
.
Total Shipping Weight = Item(s) + packaging materials + bubble envelope/cardboard box.
OTHER SHIPPING INFO:
Please email the seller if there are
any
further questions about shipping cost.
At the seller's discretion, the shipping & handling costs may be reduced or waived for multiple item purchases, very successful auctions or repeat customers.
Items can be held for up to 14 calendar days for combined shipping.
OTHER TERMS OF SALE:
All items are packaged appropriate to their fragility
All items are sold in
"as-found"
condition,
but may have been lightly cleaned for photographic purposes.
From a non-smoking/smoke-free & pet-free home.
Returns are accepted ONLY if the item was mis-classified or misidentified.
"BUYER'S REMORSE" RETURNS ARE NOT ACCEPTED!!!
Please Bid Seriously!
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