Description: ca. 1876 - 1880 "Hires' ... Brewed from Roots and Barks" - Authentic Antique Card From the earliest known Hires' series of "stock cards," printed circa 1876-1880 by D. Errickson Card Wks, N.Y.I will be selling several different examples of these VERY RARE and VERY EARLY Hire's Root Beer cards.These cards date approx. a decade before the much more common Hires' color cards issued from 1888 onward. "Medicinal Roots ... Pipsissewa / Sarsaparilla / Spikenard / Dandelion / ... keeps the system in a healthy condition." Charles E. Hires' Root Beer, 215 Market St., Philadlephia, Pennsylvania ... "5 Cents a Glass. Ice Cold." Cards from this D. Errickson Card Works set might date to the 1876 Philadelphia Centennial Exposition Worlds Fair.These crude Errickson early "stock cards" can be found with a wide range of company business imprints, but the HIRES ROOT BEER examples are RARE and in VERY HIGH demand. The comic series was printed in several hues. This rare example: Yellow Card Stock - Illustration of School Teacher / School Boy / Classroom, etc. To See More of the BEST 19th Century Cards Click: (( MORE GREAT CARDS )) NOTE: FREE SHIPPING... ... Free Shipping reduces your cost for this card by $4 - $5 + ... AND you save the usual shipping TAX charge! SIZE: Please See Ruler in Scans - Condition... Antique, so NOT "perfect." Please study the scans for flaws. circa 145+ Years Old - Antique 19th Century Card: Beverage, Bottle and Medicine -related Business Advertising Card + Over 1,000+ more fabulous antique & vintage cards are currently listed at the Dave Cheadle Card Store. FREE DOMESTIC SHIPPING ======================================== ===================================================================================== * MORE GREAT pre-1900 - Beverage / Soda, Water / Saloon / Cure, Bottle, etc. Visit store: Click this Hot Link: Dave Cheadle Card Store ====================================================================================== ====================================================================================== Condition: - Assume every card has evidence of aging, flaws and wear. My cards are old... NO reproductions! Please ... SEE the HUGE SCANS to carefully note the card's size... and any FLAWS! All of the Dave Cheadle Card Store and VictorianCardHub cards are Antiques = 100% Guaranteed Original. After 50 years of collecting, I'm thinning my archives of thousands and thousands of pre-1900 cards. My inventory includes items ranging from common and affordable to one-of-a-kind rarities that I have used at VictorianCardHub and to illustrate my over 150 articles that I have published, along with numerous books I've published, including My ... now out-of-print 1996 classic book that helped establish the name for the ebay category and helped define the hobby of Victorian Trade Card collecting: VICTORIAN TRADE CARDS HISTORICAL REFERENCE & VALUE GUIDE, by Dave Cheadle. Be sure to subscribe to my STORE NEWSLETTER and to add me to your favorites list! As a life-long collector and social historian, and as the founding editor of the Trade Card Collectors Association's journal, "The Trade Card Quarterly," I can certify that all items offered are authentic and fully guaranteed-- full refunds without question if not as represented. FREE Shipping with TRACKING and professional packaging within United States: - YES! NOTE: International and World-Wide Global Shipping is now handled with charges determined via the ebay International Shipping Program. More GREAT ADVERTISING TRADE CARDS, ephemera, vintage Colorado History Postcards, Historical Paper Americana, 19th Century and antique cards, VictorianCardHub classics, etc. always available right now for ~ Immediate Purchase ~ in my store as -- BUY IT NOW = More of the Best Cards on ebay ... Click this Hot Link: Dave Cheadle Card Store =======================================================================
Price: 250 USD
Location: Loveland, Colorado
End Time: 2024-11-29T00:14:12.000Z
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Return shipping will be paid by: Seller
All returns accepted: Returns Accepted
Item must be returned within: 30 Days
Refund will be given as: Money Back
Brand: Charles E. Hires' Root Beer, 215 Market St., Philadlephia, PA
Type of Advertising: Victorian Advertising Trade Card
Antique Card Display Condition: Evidence of aging flaws and wear as shown in scans
Color: Multi-color
Date of Creation: circa 1800's / Authentic 19th Century Card
Local Store Dealer Agent Imprint: - none listed -
Country/Region of Manufacture: United States
Modified Item: No
