This fantastic card is one in a series of  50 cards issued  by  the KRUG BAKING COMPANY, of Jamaica New York.  One was inserted into each package of their  brand of  KRUG’S TOASTMASTER AND WHOLE WHEAT  Bread  The series is designated  as series D50  in Burdick’s  American Card Catalogue and is entitled “ MAGIC CARDS OF KNOWLEDGE”   Burdick does not provide a date for this series but I believe it to have been issued in the early to mid 1920’s.  There is a Patent date of July 12 1921, and March 6 1923.  Other bread card series I have scene have the 1921 Patent date on them held by the Invisible Color Print Crop, of New York City.   That company were the ones who came up with the unique printing technique that makes these cards “Magic”.  As the instructions on the back explain the child could brush water over the surface of the card and the previously “Invisible” Colors would appear.  The cards feature an illustration with different questions relating to nature for the most part.  The back gives information about that question, and explains how a child could exchange 40 of the painted pictures for a Krugs Decorated Birthday Cake delivered to them on their birthday.   This card is #22 in the series.  The Card  measures  4 ½  inches by   3 1/4 inches approximately . The card does have small piece of paper missing at the side edge.  This is common with many bread issues as the companies sometimes attached the cards to the bread wrappers and they had to be torn off to be removed from the package. The card has some areas of discoloration and a few wrinkles.  .  What is also interesting about this particular card is the IT HAS A FACTORY REDEMPTION OVERSTAMP ON THE BACK (that mentions that a cake will be delivered on your birthday if you present this card with the stamp to your local baker).  .  These are not often seen.  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. 

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