Red Man Tobacco 1953 Framed Baseball Posters
Rare original set of 3 Red Man tobacco baseball advertising posters, produced in 1952-54 on very thin paper stock, in Mint condition and framed by Museum Quality Framing. These colorful lithographed posters, 11" by 15.5", were intended as point-of-purchase displays to encourage sales of the chewing tobacco and offer a baseball cap in exchange for 50 tabs found at the bottom of each card. The Kiner poster was produced in 1952, the Slaughter poster (also signed in blue Sharpie) was produced in 1953 and the Mize poster was produced in 1954. Campaign: "America's Best Chew". Measures 42.5-in. x 23-in. in total. Weighs approximately 30 lbs. If lot is absent of a condition report one may be requested via email. Condition report is provided as an opinion only and is no guarantee as grading can be subjective. Buyer must view photographs or scans to assist in determining condition and ask further questions if so desired. Our in-house shipping department will gladly pack and ship any item that fits into a 14x14x14 inch or 30x5x24 inch or equivalent or smaller box/folio if it is not fragile or over 25lbs. We will charge for labor to pack and process based on actual time it takes, actual cost of materials used to pack and actual shipper charges that will include insurance and signature required. We generally use USPS and Fed Ex and compare the pricing between the two. Books maximum box size will be 14x14x14 inch or equivalent and will be shipped USPS Media Mail unless otherwise requested. We gladly will give shipping estimates prior to auction. Please make this request at least 24 hours prior to auction for our shipping department to respond. If your invoice is for multiple items, we will use our discretion on requiring the use of an outside shipper. We reserve the right to require an outside shipper on any item(s) in the auction even if not stated.
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Rare original set of 3 Red Man tobacco baseball advertising posters, produced in 1952-54 on very thin paper stock, in Mint condition and framed by Museum Quality Framing. These colorful lithographed posters, 11" by 15.5", were intended as point-of-purchase displays to encourage sales of the chewing tobacco and offer a baseball cap in exchange for 50 tabs found at the bottom of each card. The Kiner poster was produced in 1952, the Slaughter poster (also signed in blue Sharpie) was produced in 1953 and the Mize poster was produced in 1954. Campaign: "America's Best Chew". Measures 42.5-in. x 23-in. in total. Weighs approximately 30 lbs. If lot is absent of a condition report one may be requested via email. Condition report is provided as an opinion only and is no guarantee as grading can be subjective. Buyer must view photographs or scans to assist in determining condition and ask further questions if so desired. Our in-house shipping department will gladly pack and ship any item that fits into a 14x14x14 inch or 30x5x24 inch or equivalent or smaller box/folio if it is not fragile or over 25lbs. We will charge for labor to pack and process based on actual time it takes, actual cost of materials used to pack and actual shipper charges that will include insurance and signature required. We generally use USPS and Fed Ex and compare the pricing between the two. Books maximum box size will be 14x14x14 inch or equivalent and will be shipped USPS Media Mail unless otherwise requested. We gladly will give shipping estimates prior to auction. Please make this request at least 24 hours prior to auction for our shipping department to respond. If your invoice is for multiple items, we will use our discretion on requiring the use of an outside shipper. We reserve the right to require an outside shipper on any item(s) in the auction even if not stated.
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