Produced sometime in 1950s, these cards were produced by Whitman Publishing for a rummy game for kids.
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Franklin Delano Roosevelt Fairly Deserves Reelection
This is a 1936 political mailer for the re-election of FDR.It was mailed to and from Alabama. On December 9, 1963
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Me and My RC…and the Popcorn’s Free
This is a Orville Redenbacher popcorn RC Cola offer that would hang from 6 packs of bottles. This ad campaign took place in the Summer of 1976. Get ready for your summer time fun with RC Cola and a FREE 4 oz. trial size of Orville Redenbacher’s Gourmet Popping Corn…it makes up to 4 quarts…
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July 1955 Cinemascope at Lake Theatre Schedule – Lake View, Iowa
A few months back I purchased an old 8.5 x 11 July 1955 advertisement/schedule from the Lake Theatre in Lake View, Iowa. I bought it with the intent to do a write up on the Lake Theatre and its history. There is one minor problem, I had a very difficult time finding anything about the…
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1971 & 1972 San Francisco 49ers Schedules
These two mini-schedules advertise the San Francisco 49ers schedule in 1971 and 1972. The first matchbook is sponsored by Ross/Atkins, Champions of the Clothing League. The 49ers would finish 9-5 and make it all the way to the NFC Championship and lose to the Dallas Cowboys. The second matchbook, advertising the 1972 season is sponsored…
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