Lot # 1634: 1950s H.B.I. Famous Events In American History Series 1 Bread Labels (47) with Lincoln, Lindberg & Titanic - Very Clean & Rare Issue!

Enjoy a slice of history with the offered 1950s H.B.I. Events in American History Series 1 bread label collection of (47) different. The fronts are each dated to a noteworthy event that includes four stars on the left/right borders coupled with an illustration and biographical text. Very few copies from this extremely rare issue have surfaced and the offered accumulation appears to be the largest such offered for public sale. These mostly crisp die-cut illustrations are placed on wafer-thin paper stock with varying instances of packaging residue found on the backs. Additionally, the well-preserved fronts each display a hint of tape/residue along the upper edges. Includes:

Army Air Corps Created, Around the World, Atlantic Cable, Balboa Discovers Pacific, Battle of the Alamo, Battle of the Argonne, Battle of Bunker Hill, Bombing of Pearl Harbor, Boston Light House, Boston Tea Party, California Gold Discovery, Capitol Building Started, Columbus Finds New Lands, Covered Wagon, Daily Air Mail Service, Declaration of Independence, Dewey Takes Manila Bay, Early Use of Anesthetic, Emancipation Proclamation. Erie Canal Completed, Faneuil Hall, First Airplane Flight, First American Iron Works, First Newspaper, First Telephone Message, First U.S. Auto Race, Flag Placed at North Pole, Great Blizzard of '88, Invention of Cotton Gin, Iroquois Theatre Fire, Last Seaport Surrenders, Lincoln Assassinated, Oil Discovery, Lindbergh Flies Atlantic, Louisiana Purchase Treaty, Merrimac Monitor Battle, Panama Canal Opened, Pennsylvania, Pilgrims Land at Plymouth, Pocahontas and John Smith, Pony Express, Paul Revere's Ride, Rough Riders, San Francisco Earthquake, Sinking of the Titanic, Statue of Liberty, and West Point Established.