1949 Schumacher Service Station "bonus stamp"

[Jason Carota]

Just arrived from the recent Heritage auction:


http://www.ellisburkscollector.com/img/type/1949_50_uo_unc_schumacher_service_station.jpg


On the back, between "Service Station" and "Wheel Alignment & Complete" is a stamp or wrapper transfer. If I flip the image upside down and horizontally, you can read "Spearmint - Peppermint ...... and Hawaiian Fruit."


http://www.ellisburkscollector.com/img/sss_back.jpg


Does anyone recognize what gum/candy that may be from?

[JustinD]

Looks like it had a stick of Curtiss gum stuck to each card as a bonus.

Here's a bad photo, but you can see how it matches up

http://http://thumbs4.ebaystatic.com/d/l225/m/mE3pYd_RLMa87IMq435evBQ.jpg

[JustinD]

http://thumbs4.ebaystatic.com/d/l225/m/mE3pYd_RLMa87IMq435evBQ.jpg

Second try :confused:

[Mark70Z]

That is a very cool odd ball item. Love it...

[sflayank]

is that why its authentic graded?
great buy at 100 regardless

[Jason Carota]

Looks like it had a stick of Curtiss gum stuck to each card as a bonus.


Perfect! Thanks, Justin. It would be interesting to see if other Schumacher backs had the same transfer. Off to look.... :)


Thanks for the comments, Mark and sflayank (I think you are correct about the A grade.)

[Jason Carota]

Just a quick follow up...


It appears Curtiss gum was attached to the Schumacher cards. Here is another example, courtesy of beckett.com:


http://img.beckett.com/images/items_stock/185223/3585564/3585571/back.jpg

[ValKehl]

Jason, my Schumacher - Stephens example has this same whatever-it-is on the back.
Val

[Jason Carota]

Very nice! Thanks for posting the pic, Val.