[Advertorial Ephemera] Tobacco, collection of 390 chromolithograph labels Mostly early 20th cent. A colourful collection w. much use of gold and low relief, incl. nice art nouveau/ art deco labels. (1) Approx. 200 labels incorporating portraits of women, incl. 8 stapled complete sets of labels for traveling salesmen, w. letterpress price tags w. addresses of Illert & Ewald (represented by Wilhelm Pohle, Utrecht), N.V. Picus (Eindhoven), a.o. (2) Approx. 190 labels w. portraits of men, incl. 5 similar stapled sets for traveling salesmen. Some labels mounted. Duplicates. (total approx. 390 in 2 binders)

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