This scarce card
is one in a series of 30 cards issued as a
premium by the Ghirardelli Chocolate Co.
in the United States. One was inserted
with each package of Ghirardelli’s Milk Chocolates . The series is designated as series E161 in Burdick’s
American Card Catalogue and is entitled
“ North American Wildlife”
Unfortunately Mr. Burdick does not give a date for this series issue but
I have always assumed it to have
been sometime in the 1930’s era . The front features an image of an animal found in
the wilds of North America with advertising for the Chocolate The
back provides a brief description of the animal and it’s habitat This card features a Curlew. The Card measures
5 1/2 inches by 2 7/8 inches approximately. The card has some creases. I have scanned the front and back of the card
fairly large so you can determine the condition for yourself.
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.