Sports Memorabilia, Trading Cards, and Americana May 16'26
Lot 731:
Description
BID PER WHAT YOU SEE IN THE PHOTO, NOT THE AI GENERATED TITLES AND DESCRIPTIONS! A Lot of Ten 1964 Topps Beatles Black and White Series Trading Cards
A lot of ten original vintage 1964 Beatles black and white trading cards produced by Topps Chewing Gum, identified by the initials T.C.G. on the reverse. Each card is printed on heavy cardstock and features a photographic portrait or group scene on the front, overlaid with a printed blue facsimile signature. The cards are from a series of 60 photos released during the height of Beatlemania in the United States. The reverse of each card features blue text centered at the bottom within a rectangular frame stating the card number in the series and the copyright information: ©T.C.G. Printed in U.S.A.
The lot includes the following card numbers from the series:
Card 4: Paul McCartney portrait
Card 7: John Lennon portrait
Card 10: Group shot
Card 20: Group shot
Card 22: Group shot (landscape)
Card 30: George Harrison full body
Card 35: Group shot
Card 40: John Lennon leaning
Card 43: Group shot (landscape)
Card 48: Paul McCartney and George Harrison candid
The signatures present on the front of these cards are printed facsimiles included as part of the original 1964 production design; they are not hand-signed by the artists.
Condition report:
The cards are in good to very good vintage condition. There is light, age-appropriate toning to the cream-colored reverses and minor softening to some corners consistent with handled ephemera. Card 30 shows more pronounced wear along the left edge with some minor creasing. The fronts retain clear, high-contrast imagery and vibrant blue facsimile signatures.
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