1889 NUMBER 7 CIGAR N526 on ebay
 

Posted By: <b>Ed Shapiro</b><p>Do you think the 1889 NUMBER 7 CIGAR N526 on ebay is authentic?<BR><a href="http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&category=31719&item=2722531 344&rd=1" target=_new>http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&category=31719&item=2722531 344&rd=1</a><BR><BR><BR><img src="http://ebay2.ipixmedia.com/abc/M28/_EBAY_3338bec2ec6e072d630b27987d6300b3/i-1_B.JPG"> <BR><BR><img src="http://ebay2.ipixmedia.com/abc/M28/_EBAY_3338bec2ec6e072d630b27987d6300b3/i-2_B.JPG">

1889 NUMBER 7 CIGAR N526 on ebay
 

Posted By: <b>Julie</b><p>buying and selling ineteresting, vintage stuff. Note he says he THINKS it's a saleman's sample (because it's too thick). It could be phoney--I'm sure txsm knows this. It's going very low--hope he didn't pay a bunch for it--the kelly and Radbourne from the set are both pretty pricey; It's p[retty amazing how the artist manages to catch the player's features with just a few lines (I'm not familiar with the player on this card, so I can't say).

1889 NUMBER 7 CIGAR N526 on ebay
 

Posted By: <b>leon</b><p>The N526's I have are on thin stock. I have never heard of salesman samples of these cards although I guess anything is possible. If someone else has please let us know. I think a loupe would be very telling on this card on ebay. As far as the seller, I know him and he gives a 7 day return policy. I believe "that" is key to this auction (the return policy). best regards <img src="http://www.network54.com/Realm/tmp/1050713427.JPG"> <img src="http://www.network54.com/Realm/tmp/1050713307.JPG"> <img src="http://www.network54.com/Realm/tmp/1050713223.JPG"> <img src="http://www.network54.com/Realm/tmp/1050713569.JPG">

1889 NUMBER 7 CIGAR N526 on ebay
 

Posted By: <b>BCD</b><p>would be...........were these originally for sale?<BR><BR>How would a salesmen's sample apply to the means of distribution for these cards?

1889 NUMBER 7 CIGAR N526 on ebay
 

Posted By: <b>leonl</b><p>I have not seen any definitive answer to how these were distributed. My guess is that they were not sold but given away with the product at time of sale. Not unlike Old Judge, Kimball's, Allen & Ginter, except outside the pack/box. They could have been in the product or on the counter as a point of sale give away. I am not sure when "POS" became popular but that could be an answer. I also think that an inspection, in person, would be very telling of this card. I think at this brief point in my collecting career even I would know fake 19th century card stock, at least most times..Lew Lipset's book says in essence about N526.. "it was given to merchants to put their advertising on"......best regards