1929 Leader Novelty Candy Co.

Sat Jan 12, 2008 3:43 pm by fisherboy7

I was going to post this in Gil's "best buy" thread but I realized that these cards don't show up nearly often enough to qualify. Also, they tend to be on the pricey side if/when they do show up. Still, it seems to me that the Leader Novelty Candy cards are largely unrecognized by the majority of prewar collectors, likely because of their scarcity/obscurity. So much so that they aren't even listed on the Old Cardboard site. So I thought it might be a neat set to discuss.

Leader Novelties measure up at 1.75" by 2.6" and come in a variety of tints: sepia, red, purple, and green. From what I've gathered, they were largely unknown until a group was auctioned off by Sotheby's in 1991 (Copeland collection).

Show 'em if you got 'em. Here's my one and only, a sepia Hack Wilson:

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