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COMPLETE SET OF 48 VINTAGE WWII PEPSI-COLA / WALT DISNEY MILITARY MATCHCOVERSOffered here is the complete numbered set of 48 Pepsi-Cola matchcovers featuring Walt Disney-designed U.S. military insignia from the World War II era, circa 1945.This is the COMPLETE SERIES — all 48 different numbered covers are present, No. 1 through No. 48.Each cover is marked:“A Series of Walt Disney Designed Insignia”and features a different Disney-designed military insignia representing various U.S. Army, Army Air Forces, Navy, Marine and other wartime military units.The covers also feature the classic vintage Pepsi-Cola red, white and blue advertising design with:“PURITY”
“IN THE BIG, BIG BOTTLE”The interiors carry period Pepsi-Cola advertising including the slogan:“Pepsi-Cola ... the drink with quick food energy”and identify Pepsi-Cola Company, Long Island City, N.Y., along with National Match Co., N.Y.This is an especially desirable crossover advertising collection combining:• Walt Disney
• Pepsi-Cola
• World War II
• U.S. Military history
• Vintage soda advertising
• Matchbook / matchcover collectingAll 48 covers are different and are arranged consecutively from No. 1 through No. 48.These are vintage empty matchcovers with the matches removed.CONDITION:
Original vintage WWII-era pieces showing normal age and handling. There is some toning, discoloration, strike-area wear, minor staining and other age-related wear on individual covers. Overall, this is a very presentable complete set.Please examine all photographs carefully. The photographs are part of the description and show the actual 48 covers included.Finding individual examples from this series is possible, but assembling the entire consecutively numbered 48-cover series is considerably more difficult.An excellent display or collection for a Disney, Pepsi-Cola, WWII militaria, advertising or matchcover collector.Sold only as the complete 48-piece set.
