(4) Toccos Egyptian Cigarette Card Albums

(4) vintage Toccos Egyptian Cigarettes card albums containing a total of 635 black-and-white cigarette cards featuring Hollywood and international film stars. These are from the Mid-Era Series and Late Series, with card numbers above 500. Three albums contain 160 cards each and the fourth contains 155 cards. Each album has 20 pages designed to hold eight cards per page. Produced as promotional inserts for Toccos Egyptian Cigarettes of Alexandria, Egypt. Cards are individually mounted in album pages with photo corners and are numbered, with backs marked "The Toccos" and "Alexandrie Le Caire." Cards vary slightly in size, approximately 1-3/4" x 2-3/4" to 1-3/4" x 2-7/8". The collection includes multiple different images of many major stars, including Charlie Chaplin, Greta Garbo, Lillian Gish, Norma Talmadge, Clara Bow, Lon Chaney, Rudolph Valentino, John Gilbert, Jackie Coogan, John Barrymore, and many more. Also includes a small group of loose larger-format film star cards and photographs, including Mary Brian and others, with both black-and-white and color examples. Albums have cloth-covered boards with gilt "Cigarettes Toccos" lettering and Toccos Egyptian Cigarettes emblems, including one marked "Alexandria-Caire (Egypt)." All four albums show exterior and spine wear, with additional age-related edge and corner wear and toning. Some album pages are loose. Please examine photos for individual condition and details. Estimate $150 - $300

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