1923 STAHR VINTAGE FOOTBALL PLAYER OUTDOOR SPORTING ORIGINAL COVER ART COV083 - $25 - (Branch, MI)
1923 STAHR VINTAGE FOOTBALL PLAYER OUTDOOR SPORTING ORIGINAL COVER ART COV083 DESCRIPTION OF ITEM - AN ORIGINAL ILLUSTRATED COVER (cover only) FROM VINTAGE PERIODICAL... COVER IS BEING SOLD AS IS WITH ALL FAULTS AS SEEN IN PHOTO(S). IMAGE SIZE - PLEASE SEE THE PHOTO AND USE MEASUREMENTS ON EDGES. DATE OF ORIGINAL COVER - SEE TITLE Paul C. Stahr (1883–1953) was an American illustrator who created many posters, book and magazine covers, particularly forPulps. Stahr was longtime resident of Long Beach, New York. THE COLLECTING OF MAGAZINE COVER ART IS INTRIGUING IN THE SENSE OF "THE FIND" AND ALSO "THE BRAG"... BEING IN EVERY SENSE OF THE WORD - EPHEMERAL, MOST MAGAZINES WHERE NOT INTENDED FOR LONG TERM SURVIVAL. STARTING WITH THE FIRST MAG (ie: The Gentleman's Magazine, first published in1731, in London,considered to have been the first general-interest magazine) MOST WERE READ, + REREAD AS THEY WERE PASSED ALONG BUT EVENTUALLY MOST WOULD END UP IN THE TRASH OR THE SCRAP PAPER BUYERS CART... AND SO THE ENJOYMENT OF COLLECTION MAGAZINES AND THEIR SUPERLATIVE COVER ART BEGAN. WARS, HATE MONGERS, BOOK BINDERS, SCRAP DRIVES, RODENTS, MOLD AND FIRE HAVE TAKEN THEIR TOLL UPON SURVIVAL... ALONG WITH FLOODS, TORNADOES AND OTHER NATURAL DISASTERS WHICH CONTINUALLY REDUCE THE AVAILABLE NUMBER OF COLLECTIBLE COVERS TO ENJOY, PURCHASE AND SHOW OFF..AS WITH ALL EPHEMERA - CONDITION SCARCITY, CONDITION, DESIRABILITY, CONDITION, AND.... DID I MENTION ... CONDITION... ARE THE PRIME FACTORS INVOLVED IN PRICE.. PERFECT COVER ARE IS RARE --- AND PRICED ACCORDINGLY !MOST COVERS PRIOR TO 1880 WERE PRINTED ON ACID FREE PAPER... AFTER THAT PAPER QUALITY CONTINUES TO DECLINE.. IT IS ALWAYS BEST TO USED ACID - FREE STORAGE + MOUNTING PRACTICES IN COLLECTING MAG COVERS..As decorative art these COVERS give you - the buyer - an opportunity to purchase and enjoy fine graphics As graphic collectors ourselves, we take great pride in doing the best job we can to preserve and extend the wonderfu…
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