March 2018 Non-sport Acquisitions

by cnangle - 38 cards (Last updated on Mar 31, 2018)

3/31 update: I closed out March pretty strong. I am way over budget for the month but I allowed myself a little extra because my wife and I went on a road trip to Devils Tower in Wyoming and we stopped at every antique store along the way.

3/17 update: This has been a month of coffee cards. I think that's all that I've bought this month. My wife and I did some antique hunting near Rochester, MN today. She found a lot of vintage books. I only found four trade cards...all coffee cards.

This is will be my third month of actively buying vintage non-sport. I'm finding that I am drawn towards trade cards more than tobacco issues. They are generally a little cheaper and the subject matter is a little broader.

1895 J&P Coats Uniforms of the US Army (H606) #NNO 1777-1783 Front

1. 1895 J&P Coats Uniforms of the US Army (H606) #NNO 1777-1783

One of my goals for 2018 is to complete this set. It is by far my favorite 19th Century set. It's small at only 20 cards but they don't show up very often, at least not at a price I'm willing to pay.

Several lots appeared on ebay last week and I opened the bidding expecting to be quickly outbid. Luckily (for me), I was the only bidder.

1895 J&P Coats Uniforms of the US Army (H606) #NNO 1779-1783 Front

2. 1895 J&P Coats Uniforms of the US Army (H606) #NNO 1779-1783

1895 J&P Coats Uniforms of the US Army (H606) #NNO 1799-1802 Front

3. 1895 J&P Coats Uniforms of the US Army (H606) #NNO 1799-1802

1895 J&P Coats Uniforms of the US Army (H606) #NNO 1813-1821 General Officers Front

4. 1895 J&P Coats Uniforms of the US Army (H606) #NNO 1813-1821 General Officers

I wonder if those hats blew off in the wind.

1895 J&P Coats Uniforms of the US Army (H606) #NNO 1813-1821 West Point Cadets Front

5. 1895 J&P Coats Uniforms of the US Army (H606) #NNO 1813-1821 West Point Cadets

Cadets still dress very similar.

1895 J&P Coats Uniforms of the US Army (H606) #NNO 1821-1832 Front

6. 1895 J&P Coats Uniforms of the US Army (H606) #NNO 1821-1832

I'm not sure what these soldiers are standing on. It appears to be a fort or barracks of some kind but I haven't seen anything like it.

1895 J&P Coats Uniforms of the US Army (H606) #NNO 1833-1850 Front

7. 1895 J&P Coats Uniforms of the US Army (H606) #NNO 1833-1850

Mail call! The same scene is still repeated in the Army today.

1895 J&P Coats Uniforms of the US Army (H606) #NNO 1858-1861 Front

8. 1895 J&P Coats Uniforms of the US Army (H606) #NNO 1858-1861

I can't imagine sitting around in the hot summer sun is those heavy wool uniforms. They look incredibly uncomfortable.

1895 J&P Coats Uniforms of the US Army (H606) #NNO 1872-1880 Front

9. 1895 J&P Coats Uniforms of the US Army (H606) #NNO 1872-1880

1895 J&P Coats Uniforms of the US Army (H606) #NNO 1888-1890 Front

10. 1895 J&P Coats Uniforms of the US Army (H606) #NNO 1888-1890

Their head gear is interesting. I didn't realize the US Army ever wore feathered helmets.

Comments

Mar 7, 2018 - 9:30PM
switzr1

Yeah, I don't get the joke on the Arbuckle card either. But the Columbus cards are beauties. Especially the Salamanca one. Nice pick-ups.

Mar 7, 2018 - 10:30PM
Billy Kingsley

I'm also not finding the satire card very funny. Maybe they were more easily amused back then? I like the back much better- I enjoy seeing old buildings, which probably weren't that old back then!

Mar 18, 2018 - 12:45AM
switzr1

I like the musician card, mainly because of the unusual stringed instrument she is playing.

Mar 18, 2018 - 9:18AM
Vvvergeer

Wow. Great list. The Columbus cards are amazing.

Mar 18, 2018 - 7:48PM
cnangle

I'm also really liking the Columbus cards. I'm still trying to figure out where my interest lies in regards to 19th tobacco and trade cards, but this Columbus series is on my short-list of sets to complete.

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