| Issued as Premium by the J & P Coats Company. In the United States to advertise their J&P Coats BEST SIX CORD THREAD & SPOOL COTTON for Hand and Sewing Machines. It is one from a series entitled "UNIFORMS OF THE ARMY OF THE UNITED STATES". This series has been designated as series H606 in Burdick's American Card Catalogue. Burdick claims that there are xx number of cards in the series. Unfortunately Burdick does not provide a date of issue for the series. There is a copyright statement on the front of the card that reads "copyright 1885, by Brig. Gen'l S.B. Holabird, QR. Master Gen'l U.S.A." However the latest dates of the uniforms on the cards that I have seen is 1893 (in fact two cards in the series that I have seen end with that year). I would think that this is more than likely closer to the date of issue of these cards. The front of each card shows an absolutely stunning full color military scene, featuring the different Uniforms of the United States of America's Army through out the years. The detail of the Uniforms on the front is only matched by the description given on the back of the card. Describing and dating the Uniforms and pointing out minute details of the Uniform and when they first appeared in many cases. The back also features advertising for J& P Coats Thread. The Immaculate lithography was done by the G.H. Buek & Co. Lithographers of New York as indicated on the back of the card in small print. | ||