Antique 1870's Wizard Merlin Nostradamus Demon Fairy Opera Victorian Trade Card

Description: ca. 1800's - "Nostradamus / Merlin / Rothomago...." - 19th Century Advertising Trade Card Antique Victorian Trade Card (Approx. 3 x 4.5 inches) Advertising a famous French Magic Fairy Tale Opera 19th Century Stage Production in 5 Acts... dating circa the 1877 theater season. (1897 version was 3 acts) Amazing Graphics: Nostradamus and Merlin the Wizard are identified! Alcofrisbas, another Master Magician, is also identified... shown smoking an opium pipe. Wizard w/ telescope, etc. Bat-winged Demons, Angle, Devil, Magical Watch, Nun, Temptations and Wicked Fantasies, etc. Older and Smaller than a typical postcard, Larger than typical Trading Card - Approx. 3 x 4.5 inches "Rothomago: Feerie a Grand Spectacle". - Wikipedia: "Féerie (sometimes translated as "fairy play"), was a French theatrical genre known for fantasy plots and spectacular visuals, including lavish scenery and mechanically worked stage effects. Féeries blended music, dancing, pantomime, and acrobatics, as well as magical transformations created by designers and stage technicians, to tell stories with clearly defined melodrama-like morality and an extensive use of supernatural elements. The genre developed in the early 19th century and became immensely popular in France throughout the nineteenth century, influencing the development of burlesque, vaudeville, musical comedy and film. Rothomago, son of the famous enchanter of that name, possesses a talisman by means of which he accomplishes his four wishes, this bad subject of Rothomago fils constantly upsets the created universe to satisfy his innumerable fantasies...." To See More of the BEST 19th Century Cards Click: (( MORE GREAT CARDS )) Condition: Minor flaws typical for 1800's trade card. Please study the scans. 130+ Years Old - Antique 19th Century Card: Entertainment, Halloween -related Theatre Advertising Card + Over 1,000+ more fabulous antique & vintage cards are currently listed at the Dave Cheadle Card Store. FREE DOMESTIC SHIPPING ======================================== ===================================================================================== * MORE GREAT pre-1900 - Halloween / Advertising / Fantasy / Entertainment, Theater Visit: Click this Hot Link: Dave Cheadle Card Store ====================================================================================== ====================================================================================== Sizes - most Victorian Trade Cards are approx. 3 x 4.5 inches; = a bit smaller than the classic postcard. For simplicity in my listings:S / SMALL = significantly smaller than 3 x 4.5 inches.M / MEDIUM = approx. 3 x 4.5 inchesL / LARGE = larger than a postcard - significantly bigger than 3 x 5 inches. Condition: - Assume every card has evidence of aging, flaws and wear. My cards are old... NO reproductions! Please ... SEE the HUGE SCANS to carefully note any and all FLAWS! All of the Dave Cheadle Card Store and VictorianCardHub cards are Antiques = 100% Guaranteed Original. After 50 years of collecting, I'm thinning my archives of thousands and thousands of pre-1900 cards. My inventory includes items ranging from common and affordable to one-of-a-kind rarities that I have used at VictorianCardHub and to illustrate my over 150 articles that I have published, along with numerous books I've published, including My ... now out-of-print 1996 classic book that helped establish the name for the ebay category and helped define the hobby of Victorian Trade Card collecting: VICTORIAN TRADE CARDS HISTORICAL REFERENCE & VALUE GUIDE, by Dave Cheadle. Be sure to subscribe to my STORE NEWSLETTER and to add me to your favorites list! As a life-long collector and social historian, and as the founding editor of the Trade Card Collectors Association's journal, "The Trade Card Quarterly," I can certify that all items offered are authentic and fully guaranteed-- full refunds without question if not as represented. FREE Shipping with TRACKING and professional packaging within United States: - YES! NOTE: International and World-Wide Global Shipping is now handled with charges determined via the ebay International Shipping Program. More GREAT ADVERTISING TRADE CARDS, ephemera, vintage Colorado History Postcards, Historical Paper Americana, 19th Century and antique cards, VictorianCardHub classics, etc. always available right now for ~ Immediate Purchase ~ in my store as -- BUY IT NOW = More of the Best Cards on ebay ... Click this Hot Link: Dave Cheadle Card Store =======================================================================

Price: 150 USD

Location: Loveland, Colorado

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