Beethoven
on Liebig cards:
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Shubert,
series n°1219
from 1928, they are dedicated to
Shubert (6 French cards). The card
n°5 représente Schubert at
Beethoven's side, on his death bed.
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Beethoven on cigarette
cards:
Beethoven on chocolate
packets:
Beethoven on phone
cards:
Beethoven on other
cards:
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The presentation of Liebig (that which is
written on the reverse of the cards):
The Leibig Company is the oldest and
most powerful entreprise in the world, concerning
the rearing of cattle. Its factories are situated
in South America (Argentina, Uruguay, Paraguay)
and in South West Africa where it posesses
enourmous terrains, which provide grazing
ground for it's herds.
The series of cards:
The production of cards by Leibig started
in 1872. Each was made up of 6 or of 12 cards.
The series finished in 1939, but new publications
were made up until 1973. There were more than
1 800 series, edited in multiple languages:
French, English, Italian, German... The society
was taken over by Brooke Bond Tea who, it
would seem, contined to publish the cards.
The back of the cards were used for publicity,
but equally commented on the scene depicted
on the front.
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