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Lot of four vintage comic/humorous postcards, all unposted, published in the USA.
Card 1: Syd Sprunger cartoon titled \"HOW\" featuring a mermaid; artist signature \"Syd Sprunger\" on front. Back printed in green with \"From an Original Rubber Plate\" and \"Western Stationery Co., Poplar, Mont.\" plus divided back and \"PLACE STAMP HERE\" box.
Card 2: Syd Sprunger cartoon with outhouse/bear scene; front caption reads \"HOUSING PROBLEM SERIOUS HERE TOO!\" with artist signature on front. Back also shows green print \"From an Original Rubber Plate\" and \"Western Stationery Co., Poplar, Mont.\"
Card 3: L.A. \"Dude\" Larsen hunting-themed cartoon titled \"Do you Want To Go Along?\" with deer; code C51 printed on front; artist credit \"L.A. \'Dude\' Larsen\" on front. Back in blue reads \"Another \'Dude\' Larsen Card\" with USA printing noted and divided back.
Card 4: Color skunk postcard with front caption \"IT\'S HOPELESS I\'M STILL A STINKER!\"; code 22-C on front. Bottles labeled Violet Talc, Cologne, Bath Salts, Disinfectant are pictured. Back reads \"Buzza-Cardozo Company, Inc., Los Angeles, Calif.\" with divided back.
Subjects and style: 3 black-and-white line art cards (mermaid, outhouse, deer) and 1 color comic (skunk). Classic novelty humor from mid-20th-century U.S. publishers.
Notes: Unposted with blank message/address areas. Codes noted on fronts: C51 and 22-C. See photos for full details of artwork and backs.
