Set of 5: Stanley M. Paine Cars 1988 25c

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USA 25 1928 Locomobile TROIT, MI 25 1988 48233 Stauly Mi Paine US 25 1935 MI DETROIT Duesenberg 25 1988 48233 Stauley M, Parine USA 25 1932 Packard DETROTT 25 1988 48233 Stauly M. Parine MI USA25 DETROTT 1931 Cord 25 1988 48233 Stauly MiParine MI USA 25 MI DETROTT 1929 Pierce-Arrow 25 1988 48233 Stauley M. Paine

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LOCOMOBILE First Day of Issue: August 25, 1988 First Issue Location: Detroit, Michigan A rather odd-looking contraption, the first effort of the Lo- comobile Company was actually a welded bicycle frame- work topped by a carriage body and equipped with a twin-cylinder engine and a boiler beneath the driver's seat. It sold for $600 — not much of a bargain, for it required constant lubrication and water every twenty miles. But from these humble beginnings grew a com- pany of pride and a product of beauty and style. In fact, as the years went by the Locomobile Company began to produce some of the most luxurious and elegant touring cars ever seen in America. With T-shaped cabs and long, elegant body styles, running boards and sometimes con- vertible roofs, the Locomobile evolved into a popular, sporty vehicle, perfectly suited to the 1920's and America's freewheeling way of life. By 1929, the Loco- mobile Company was into its final year of production, and its days of advertising “no stock parts or ready-made units” had come to a close. No. 88-48 ©1988 The Maximum Card Collection A Division of Unicover Corporation • Cheyenne, WY 82008-0007 Original painting by Stanley Paine DUESENBERG First Day of Issue: August 25, 1988 First Issue Location: Detroit, Michigan This was the car coveted by the stars; the car that everyone wished they could own. In the Golden Age of Hollywood, flashy cars became the perfect accent and attention- getter. And the Duesenberg was a favorite choice. To be seen in one was an honor; to own one meant success. Designed by Fred Duesenberg, these autos were ad- vanced ... they were luxurious ... and they were deli- ciously expensive. In short, they became the perfect status symbol for producers like Howard Hughes and stars like Mae West, and for the very rich like William Randolph Hearst or New York Mayor Jimmy Walker. The Duesen- berg cars were massive -- one model was thirteen feet long -- with huge engines of race track quality. Body styles came from an array of fine coaches designed by the industry's best, and were ordered by the individual pur- chaser from a book of styles especially suited to the Duesenberg chassis. This magnificent car came to epito- mize the good life in America, with all of its accompany- ing glitter, glamour and gleam. No. 88-52 ©1988 The Maximum Card Collection A Division of Unicover Corporation Cheyenne, WY 82008-0007 Original painting by Stanley Paine PACKARD First Day of Issue: August 25, 1988 First Issue Location: Detroit, Michigan The Packard was born at the turn of the century — as the automobile industry itself began to take hold. The history of this elegant auto began with a consumer complaint. James W. Packard had bought a car from Alexander Winton, the largest manufacturer of automobiles in the United States at that time. But Packard's grievances were many, and finally Winton responded that if Packard didn't like the car he had, maybe he should build one of his own. So Packard, his brother, and a few talented employees formed the Packard Motor Company – a name that – a would adorn elegant cars for more than forty years. Through these years, Packard was the company to watch for innovation. Packard was the first to replace the tiller with a steering wheel, and to pioneer the H-slot shifter in American cars. In 1924, Packard offered the first reasona- bly priced straight-eight engine. In 1928, at its height, Packard sold 50,000 luxury cars to the American well-to- do, “a sign of life's best riches and social rewards." -- No. 88-51 ©1988 The Maximum Card Collection A Division of Unicover Corporation . Cheyenne, WY 82008-0007 Original painting by Stanley Paine CORD First Day of Issue: August 25, 1988 First Issue Location: Detroit, Michigan In 1926, Erret Lobban Cord founded an automobile empire. After agreeing to help bring the Auburn Automo- bile Company out of debt in 1924, Cord spent the next two years organizing what would become Auburn-Cord- Duesenberg – dubbed a maker of cars “classic among classics." Cord gathered the most talented, ambitious, and imaginative engineers in the country to design his cars. In 1931, his company sold 28,130 vehicles — topping DeSoto, Hudson, and Packard in sales for that year. The 810 model, otherwise known as the “Coffin- nosed Cord," was introduced in 1935. Featuring front- wheel drive and a preselector gearbox, it had a body of advanced design with retractable headlamps and a beau- tiful, wrap-around grille, and it was expensively furnished and most carefully assembled. In 1937, another model — the 812 — offered the obviously upper-class feature of a special chauffeur division. The classic Cords were diffi- cult to build, and thus only 3,000 of the 810 and 812 models were ever produced. No. 88-50 ©1988 The Maximum Card Collection A Division of Unicover Corporation . Cheyenne, WY 82008-0007 Original painting by Stanley Paine PIERCE-ARROW First Day of Issue: August 25, 1988 First Issue Location: Detroit, Michigan The magnificent Pierce-Arrow automobile was one of America's most prestigious cars. Demand for its sleek styling and renowned performance generally exceeded production – for this was a limited-edition vehicle. Options included such exotics as bulged rooftops spe- cially designed to accommodate the hats of elegant ladies – hats bedecked with ostrich plumes and furbelows. And, many of the cars were sold with two interchangeable bodies, one for summer and one for winter. As early as 1904, the Great Arrow — one of the first of the Arrow line — won the Glidden Tour, a reliability test which estab- lished the reputation of the Arrow vehicles. By 1915, the Pierce-Arrow was considered the most prestigious auto- mobile in its price class. Through the 1920's and early 1930's, Pierce-Arrow continued production despite growing financial problems. In 1933, Pierce-Arrow made a showing at the Chicago World's Fair with its spectacular Silver Arrow — billed as a car of the future. It was one of an edition limited only to five. No. 88-49 ©1988 The Maximum Card Collection A Division of Unicover Corporation Cheyenne, WY 82008-0007 Original painting by Stanley Paine