1890s NANCY HANKS American TROTTER HORSE Card J&P COATS Cotton HORSE RACING HOF

Description

This amazing piece of American Harness Racing Memorabilia was issu
ed
by the J & P COATS Company as a Premium advertising their Six Cord  Spool Cotton, during .  It is one from a series entitl
ed
“ Famous Horses”  (First series) .  It features portrait photographs of famous Champion Running, Trotting  and Pacing thoroughbr
ed
s done in a Cabinet Card Style.  Each card is fairly large and measure 4 6/8 inches by 4 3/16 inches  approximately.   Unfortunately I have not been able to find this series referenc
ed
in any guide that I am aware of (that includes Burdick’s American Card Catalogue)  Because of this I have never been able to confirm a date.  However after doing some research on the site allbre
ed
padigree.com         I have found that most of the horses I have come across were born in the late 1880’s through to the mid 1890’s.  Because of this I have always assum
ed
that these cards were issu
ed
during the lat 1890’s.   However that is just inform
ed
speculation on my part.  This cards features the famous NANCY HANKS  and gives the Horses P
ed
igree as Happy M
ed
ium, Dam Nancy Lee by Dictator (brother of Dexter) with a Record time of
2:04
.  Here is some information I found about Nancy Hanks on the web:
Nancy Hanks
was a trotting horse nam
ed
for Abraham Lincoln's mother.Foal
ed
in 1886 by Happy M
ed
ium dam Nancy Lee (by Dictator) in
Terre Haute
,
Indiana
. While own
ed
by John Malcolm Forbes, on September 28, 1892, the brown mare trott
ed
a mile in 2 minutes and 4 seconds breaking the previous record set a year before by Sonul of 2 minutes 8.25 seconds.She was undefeat
ed
in harness racing and was induct
ed
into the Standardbr
ed
Hall of Fame.
The card does have some corner and edge wear, as well as some small spots of paper loss to the back that do not affect any print and some areas of discoloration to the back. It also has a small spot of print loss in the name on the front.   Over all I think is still displays well still.  I have scanned this card fairly large for you to be able to judge condition.
This is a fantastic cross over collectable.  Highly desir
ed
by collectors of Rare American Horseracing memorabilia and historical items, Rare Tobacco collectables and those who can appreciate great lithographic works.   This would make a fantastic addition to any Horse Racing or HARNESS  Racing  or TROTTER Memorabilia  Collection
.   This would also make a fantastic and rare display piece that would make an unforgettable gift for any Thoroughbr
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Bre
ed
er,  Owner or Enthusiast
Where else can you get such a beautiful Victorian HORSERACING Photographic card of this age and quality,  this inexpensive?
.
I  will be trying to list several  EARLY TRADE & TYPE CARDS over the next few days (spread across different categories),
including one or two that are unrecorded in any guide, that were put given away with Tobacco, Caramel, Candy, Gum, Chocolate, Bread Coffee Tea Cereal and other products, covering such diverse subjects as Native American Indians , Baseball , Football, Boy Scouts, Ice Hockey, Golf, Presidents of the United States, NCAA and IVY League Colleges and Universities and Circus themes.  To view the other cards I have up on ebay please click  on the “View Sellers other Items” Icon located on this page. It will take you directly to them.
I am actually located in Canada just across the border.  I have a U.S.A. mailing address, and I mail my items from the USA to avoid border delays.
Due to my work schedule and distance to the post office I am only able to ship  Monday Mornings
.  If I haven’t received payment for an item the EVENING BEFORE Monday  the item will have to wait until the next Monday  to go out. Its unfortunate but unavoidable.  If this doesn’t work for you I respectfully ask that you do not bid or buy. Thanks again.
I will COMBINE SHIPPING within Canada and the USA on items of similar size that are sold on the same day.
I am sorry but ebay's global shipping program does not allow combined shipping on International shipments.