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Lot 813:Ayer's Sarsaparilla Advertising Card

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Lot  813:Ayer's Sarsaparilla Advertising Card
<b>Encased Postage Stamps</b><hr><b>AyerÕs Sarsaparilla Advertising Card, Choice Extremely Fine or better.</b>
5' x 2.5.' Titled 'Sunny Hours,' this colorful card shows a mother in a beautiful dress playing outside, holding her infant child on her shoulder, projecting an image of good health and a sunny disposition. The back of the card shows a bottle of AyerÕs Sarsaparilla with an explanation of the benefits of using the elixir. According to this card, Sarsaparilla was particularly effective against Scrofula and '...all scrofulous, mercurial, and blood disorders...' In the blank margin at the bottom of the card appears the stamped, advertising imprint of Richard v. Stutterheim, owner of the German Apothecary in South Brooklyn, NY. Cards with imprints are the rarest and most desirable of the type.