ca. 1909 Obak Postcard.....and thread

[Leon]

Originally Posted by canjond

John/Leon... maybe I'm seeing things, but there almost looks to be a variation on the backs. In Leon's scan, one back appears to say "For Exacting Smokers" (with both an initial and end quote). On John's scan, his comparative back seems to say For Exacting Smokers" (with only an end quote).

So my group is very "collector" grade and there very well might be some paper loss on that card. I will get it out later this evening and check. John's backs are much nicer and look freaking awesome. Mine were "well" played with. But then too, the way my guy priced them to me was....small cards = $20 each. Large cards $60 each.....and 5 different Weavers at $600 each....Here is one of the Weavers...


ps...Dave- no idea on if that card is addressed to whom you asked about....it is as can be seen and I sort of doubt much more is known about it.

[canjond]

Actually Leon, your card appears to have both quotes... It's John's that is missing the initial quote.

[Leon]

Originally Posted by canjond

Actually Leon, your card appears to have both quotes... It's John's that is missing the initial quote.

I was looking at the wrong word...you are correct...

[Anthony S.]

My 150 series Obaks have both lines of the initial quotemark, while 2 of my 175 series Obaks only have one of the lines in the initial quotemark. Another 175 series card I own has just a smidgen of the initial line of the quotemark (didn't scan that one).

[toppcat]

Originally Posted by Leon

Dave- no idea on if that card is addressed to whom you asked about....it is as can be seen and I sort of doubt much more is known about it.

I was actually serious-Jacob Warren Bowman (J.W. Bowman) of Bowman Gum fame lived in Mexico and the American Southwest as a child. The initials, last name and locale from the PC fit and it's probably just a coincidence but an intriguing one. Ted may know a little more about his whereabouts as a kid and I was thinking of his father as a possible recipient since he was probably too young at the time to have received samples but I think he was 13-14 years old when that PC was sent.

[slidekellyslide]

I ran across this neat c1910 tobacco shop real photo postcard today that has some Obak store displays.

[Jaybird]

Cool PC Dan

[Peter W Thomas]

I will fess up to another set of backs interspersed in my 1910 SGC set - took about 5 years.

Peter