Petroliana, Porcelain Signs & Early Motorcycle Advertising Auction
Tue, Feb 17, 2026 06:00PM EST - Tue, Mar 17, 2026 08:00PM EDT
Timed Auction
Lot 84
Velvet, Half and Half Tobacco Tins & 1888 U.S. Revenue Stamp Group
Sold for
$26
Sold Price excludes BP
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Advertising and tobacco-related grouping including multiple Velvet Pipe & Cigarette Tobacco tins and Half and Half Burley & Bright tobacco tins. Graphics feature classic pipe imagery and diagonal Half and Half branding. Tins show expected age wear, scuffs, and paint loss consistent with display use.
Also included is a United States Internal Revenue Special Tax Stamp booklet issued under the Act of March 3, 1883 for Dealer in Manufactured Tobacco, dated 1888, with attached monthly coupons and serial number L546871.
Additional pieces include a Münchner Hofbräu porcelain dish, a ceramic advertising ashtray, glass ashtray, and a small metal pipe-related accessory.
Condition varies throughout with age toning, surface wear, and handling marks. Please review photographs for detail and condition.
A display-friendly assortment with crossover appeal for tobacco advertising, breweriana, and Americana collectors.
Condition varies St. Clair Pipe Line ashtray is rough.
Condition
Condition varies, with some wear and oxidation on the tins. Ashtrays appear to be in good condition. Stamps show age-related discoloration.
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