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American Beauties

mattconroymattconroy Posts: 50
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I am considering selling off my graded (4th highest on the Registry) American Beauties set, either all at once or piece by piece. Before I slap anything up on eBay, I wanted to see if there might be any takers here. You can take a look at:

Beauties

It's gonna be tough to part with this set.
Building sets: 1888 N18 Parasol Drill, 1888 N19 Pirates of the Spanish Main, 1911 T68 Heroes/Men of History (PSA 4+), 1952 Bowman Baseball (PSA 6+), Pre-war British soccer sets

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  • 67standup67standup Posts: 833 ✭
    I'd tried to PM you, but can't. What's the price range you're seeking so I can at least be in the ballpark?
    “Think of how stupid the average person is, and realize half of them are stupider than that.” - George Carlin
  • mattconroymattconroy Posts: 50
    Sorry. You can e-mail me at mlconroy@verizon.net.
    Building sets: 1888 N18 Parasol Drill, 1888 N19 Pirates of the Spanish Main, 1911 T68 Heroes/Men of History (PSA 4+), 1952 Bowman Baseball (PSA 6+), Pre-war British soccer sets
  • ranger63ranger63 Posts: 328 ✭
    that is the coolest set i have ever seen. what if they made one of those today.
  • RipublicaninMassRipublicaninMass Posts: 10,051 ✭✭✭
    It would have to be in "RAW" form!
  • MajorDanbyMajorDanby Posts: 1,343
    what is the history behind that set? You state



    << <i>Today, these would be considered politically incorrect, but who cares? >>



    You really think so? I think it depends on how these were originally distributed. If they were available at the local candy shop, then yes. But, if it was deemed pornographic, then no.

    The card names are fairly funny given the slang, euphemisms and innuendos we have today:

    "thar she blows"

    "sure shot"

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  • BuckeyeHockeyBuckeyeHockey Posts: 54 ✭
    Did it sell ?
  • mattconroymattconroy Posts: 50
    No, not yet. I've decided not to break it up piecemeal, but if there are any people interested in purchasing ther entire set, I will entertain offers.
    Building sets: 1888 N18 Parasol Drill, 1888 N19 Pirates of the Spanish Main, 1911 T68 Heroes/Men of History (PSA 4+), 1952 Bowman Baseball (PSA 6+), Pre-war British soccer sets
  • mattconroymattconroy Posts: 50


    << <i>what is the history behind that set? You state



    << <i>Today, these would be considered politically incorrect, but who cares? >>



    You really think so? I think it depends on how these were originally distributed. If they were available at the local candy shop, then yes. But, if it was deemed pornographic, then no.

    The card names are fairly funny given the slang, euphemisms and innuendos we have today:

    "thar she blows"

    "sure shot" >>



    I don't know, it seems like people get offended these days at the drop of a hat, so it wouldn't surprise me to see someone object to a series like this. As for the history of the cards, it's my understanding that they were issued during the WWII in packs - probably available in candy stores - and intended as items that could be shipped overseas to troops in Europe or the Pacific. The backs are all blank. The artwork is by Gil Elvgren, one of the major pin-up artists. Some of the same images were used for mutoscope cards. Mutoscopes were arcade devices that allowed you to flip through a roll of images on cards that are somewhat larger than your average sports card. There are several famous pin-up mutoscope sets that command a premuim today.
    Building sets: 1888 N18 Parasol Drill, 1888 N19 Pirates of the Spanish Main, 1911 T68 Heroes/Men of History (PSA 4+), 1952 Bowman Baseball (PSA 6+), Pre-war British soccer sets
  • MorrellManMorrellMan Posts: 3,238 ✭✭✭
    These sexy little gals were put in the forefront as images of what our boys were fighting for overseas. I think these cards were very politically correct in their day. Sexist exploitation was as American as apple pie. I wasn't around in those days, but between the readily available Mutoscopes, pin-up image calendars, even the use of these images on planes during the war, I don't think this stuff was underground. It wasn't "in" to publicly voice your own opinions regarding things that might be considered incorrect today. Remember, these were the days when photographers all agreed to shot FDR from the waist up so images of him in a wheelchair weren't published in the papers. Can you imagine something like that happening today?
    Mark (amerbbcards)


    "All evil needs to triumph is for good men to do nothing."
  • wolfbearwolfbear Posts: 2,759 ✭✭✭

    "Remember, these were the days when photographers all agreed to shot FDR from the waist up"

    Didn't Bill Clinton make a similar request ...

    Pix of 'My Kids'

    "How about a little fire Scarecrow ?"
  • calleochocalleocho Posts: 1,569 ✭✭
    lol
    "Women should be obscene and not heard. "
    Groucho Marx
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