This scarce card
is one in a series of 24 cards issued in Canada by
the Cowan Confectionery Company of Stirling Road Toronto Ontario Canada.
One was inserted
into each package of their Cowan’s Chocolates Perfection Cocoa . They are listed
as V9 in Burdick’s American Card Catalogue, they are entitled “CANADIAN BIRDS ”. Although no guide that I am aware of gives a
definite date of issue I have seen a Cowans advertisement in a 1924 paper that
mentions that this series of cards could be found in their bars of chocolate.
The front of each card features a colorful image of the featured species with a cameo inset illustration of the
Egg from the species, as well as advertising for Cowan’s Perfection Cocoa. This
card features a ROBIN. The
card does have the artist signature WRS on the card which is that of W. R.
Stark. This artist did many of the
Cowans card series illustrations as well as a few other Canadian Chocolate
companies card series. If any one has
any information about this artist I would appreciate if you could email me to
share this information with me. The back
of the card features a fairly extensive description of the species. It should
be mentioned that, unlike many of the
other large size series of cards Cowans issued, this series did not come with a coupon or
premium offer. The Card measures 5 5/16 inches by 2 1/4
inches approximately. The card does have some lighter corner and edge wear as well as some writing on the back. It is free from major creases I have scanned the front and
back of the card fairly large so you can determine the condition for yourself. THESE
CARDS WERE NEVER ISSUED IN THE U.S. or UK Due
to the lower population in Canada than in the US, print runs in Canada were much smaller compared with American Cards. (Because of this the
majority of all Canadian non sports cards are far scarcer than cards issued in the USA & UK).
I will be trying to list several EARLY
TRADE & TYPE CARDS over the next few days (spread across
different categories), including one or two that are unrecorded in any
guide, that were put given away with Tobacco, Cigarettes , Caramel, Candy, Gum,
Chocolate, Bread Coffee Tea Cereal and other products, covering such diverse
subjects as Native American Indians , Baseball , Football, Boy Scouts, Ice
Hockey, Golf, Presidents of the United States, NCAA and IVY League Colleges and
Universities, Dog Breeds, Circus themes
and many more. To view the other cards I have up on ebay please
click on the “View Sellers other Items” Icon located on this page. It
will take you directly to them.
Due to my work schedule and distance to the post
office I am only able to ship Monday Mornings. If I
haven’t received payment for an item by Sunday evening, the item will
have to wait until the next Monday to go out. Its unfortunate but
unavoidable. If this doesn’t work for you I respectfully ask that
you do not bid or buy. Thanks again.
This will be mailed from the USA.
For USA purchases I Can combine shipping. Please message me for details.
Unfortunately Ebay’s Global Seller Program does not
allow for combined shipments on international order