Lot # 156: 1926 Imperial Tobacco Company’s “How it Happened ……” partial set with duplications

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Starting Bid: $100.00

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Item was in Auction "Winter 2010/2011",
which ran from 12/29/2010 1:00 PM to
1/16/2011 1:55 PM



The Ryder Cup

 

 

Impressive Collection of 1926 Imperial Tobacco Golf Cards

        Presented here is an impressive collection 212 golf cards from the 1926 Imperial Tobacco Company "How it Happened' Set. These cards were issued over 80 years ago by Imperial tobacco as a 126 card set with 7 cards, each representing a different stroke outcome for 18 fictional holes. The cards show comic renditions and have 2 different back designs for each of the 126 cards. It is not known whether any complete sets have been assembled for this difficult to complete set. Offered in this lot are 212 cards including duplicates. 86 of the 126 possible fronts are here, which represents 2/3 of a set. There are also 126 duplicates. The cards range from poor to excellent condition, averaging good to very good.