Tuxedo Pipe cards on Ebay

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Posted By: Ted Zanidakis

If you recall I had seen these cards first hand at the
Cooperstown Show this past summer. I contacted the guy
who still has the 6 Tuxedo cards (remember these are a
2nd lot of the same six cards that were on Ebay).

He found them a few years ago at an antique shop near
his upstate New York hime. In addition, with these BB
cards, came a lot of Tuxedo movie star cards. There is
an amazing coincidence here since the above Seller on
Ebay, Tammy, lives within 40 miles of this guy.

All of a sudden these mysterious cards come out of the
woodwork in an isolated area in upstate NY. This I find
very strange. If, indeed, they are the real thing; where
have these cards been since 1913 ?

With some more detective work, I found out that there
is a serious collector (antique buyer) in the Boston area
that is willing to pay "big bucks" for these cards. This
Boston dealer supposedly is convinced they were issued
by Tuxedo on a thick poster board as an advertising piece
back in 1913; which also featured an assortment of cele-
brities from that era.

I will continue to pursue this mystery.