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Harvey Co. Playing Cards and Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers Badge, MO - Kansas City,

Currency:USD Category:Collectibles / Western Americana Start Price:125.00 USD Estimated At:250.00 - 500.00 USD
Harvey Co. Playing Cards and Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers Badge, MO - Kansas City,
IMPORTANT NOTE ON BUYERS PREMIUMS:

Lot 100 to 343 have a premium of 15%.

The rest of the sale is 19.5% as noted in the listing.

Lot Pick Up: Holabird-Kagin Americana,
3555 Airway Drive Ste #309,
Reno NV 89511,
Sunday - December 9, 10am-4pm
1894 - Lot of 2: 1) A complete deck of custom "Souvenir/ Playing Cards/ Indians/ Of The/ Southwest/ made and Published Exclusively for/ Fred Harvey/ Kansas City, MO". These gilt-edge cards feature images of Navaho, Hopi, Havasupai, Pueblo, Apache, Pima, and Mission American Indians. The Joker cards feature "The Frog Symbol of the Pueblo Indians" and a map of the United States with red circles indicating "Santa Fe Hotels/ Dining and Lunch/ Rooms,/ under management/ of Fred Harvey". The original red and gold embossed box is included, and one of the thin side panels has separated from the rest of the box. A black ink canceled, blue "U.S.P.C. CO./ Playing/ Cards/ 2 Cents/ 12114" stamp is affixed to the lower portion of the red box. 2) A 1.75" diameter silver star badge engraved "G.I.A./ 512/ To B. Of L.E." on front. The star is hanging from a silver, pin-backed, crescent engraved "Delegate". The Grand International Auxiliary of the Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers was the women`s group of this fraternal organization. Formed in 1863, The B. Of L. E. was the oldest and most successful among the various secret societies of railway employees in the United States. It is believed from the visible evidence of the symbolism and general organization of the B. of L.E. that its founders, or some of their successors among its leaders, were affiliated with Freemasonry. -61058