These fifty greeting cards date, I think, from the 1880s / 1890s.   They feature a variety of themes and all have faults of one sort or another to a greater or lesser degree.  All but five of the cards are a single layer.  The faults include some trimming to edges here and there, some loss at corners (mainly only small), light rubbing, some rubs, the odd small tear at edges, some creases, some browning, some marks, some light grubbiness, some loss and tears to cards which have paper lace.  32 cards have rubs and/or paper and/or glue residue to the reverse to a greater or lesser degree.

The cards are in an acceptable condition overall - they all have faults.  In addition to those faults mentioned above there are general edge and corner rubs, some small, very small or tiny creases at corners with the odd larger, light crease, some light grubbiness / browning,some light marks, the odd small mark and the odd very small and tiny mark to borders and backgrounds of cards, some bumps at edges, written messages on the reverse of many cards, some light browning / grubbiness, some light marks and some tiny marks on reverse of cards.  Please check scans carefully as they help with the condition too.

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Vintage Collectable. / Vintage Collectible.


On 05-Feb-19 at 11:43:45 GMT, seller added the following information:

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