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Gail & Ax's Little Joker Tobacco - Little Joker at Baron Munchausen Bust, One of a set of 10 trade cards advertising Little Joker Tobacco and relating the exploits of Baron Munchausen, an 18th century adventurer whose exploits were the basis of a book in 1785 by Raspe, printed by A. Hoen, Baltimore, this card showing a Munchausen bust, R-adv has a 24-line poem titled "The Baron Munchausen." VG+, professionally restored UR corner, tiny pinhole. Brought $12.00 in Trade Card Place Auction 178 on 11/14/2011.