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Lot of 15 vintage New York City hotel advertising matchcovers, approximately 1930s–1950s.A great group of classic Manhattan hotel advertising with colorful graphics, building illustrations, restaurants, room rates and old New York addresses.Hotels represented include:Hotel Lafayette
Hotel Holley – Washington Square
Hotel Imperial
Hotel Governor Clinton – opposite Pennsylvania Station
Herald Square Hotel
Hotel Carteret
Hotel Madison
369 Lexington Avenue
Hotel Gorham – 136 West 55th Street
Hotel Woodstock – 127 West 43rd Street
Hotel Pennsylvania
Hotel Gramercy Park
Plus additional vintage New York hotel advertising covers shown in the photos.One of the Hotel Holley covers advertises reservations for the New York World’s Fair, adding a nice piece of period New York history to the lot.Several covers feature attractive hotel/building artwork and period room-rate and restaurant advertising.These are used vintage matchcovers with the matches removed. Condition varies with age and includes normal wear, creasing, discoloration, edge wear and striker wear.Please examine all photos carefully for exact condition. Photos show the actual 15 matchcovers included.Excellent lot for collectors of New York City memorabilia, Manhattan hotels, vintage advertising, World’s Fair memorabilia, matchcovers and historical ephemera.Sold together as one 15-piece lot.
