1913 Stollwerck #III Napoleon vor Grenoble Gruppe 545 PSA 7.5 Pop 1 None Higher

1913 Stollwerck Napoleon vor Grenoble - Album 14, Gruppe 545, #III - PSA 7.5 (NM+)

Certification Number: 85198426

Graded and encapsulated by PSA with a final grade of 7.5 (NM+). The label reads 1913 STOLLWERCK, NAPOLEON VOR GRENOBLE, ALBUM 14-GRUPPE 545, #III. Cert number 85198426 is printed on the label and matches the slab pictured, which is the exact item you will receive.

CONDITION

Presented honestly at the assigned grade. At PSA 7.5 (NM+) this is a high grade example for a card over 110 years old, with clean sharp corners, strong edges, and bright original color throughout the lithographed image. The front shows Napoleon in his greatcoat and bicorne hat before the fortress at Grenoble, with the Stollwerck banner across the top and the artist initials R.K. in the lower corner. The blue printed reverse is crisp and fully legible. Please review the photos closely, as they are of the actual card and form part of the description.

ABOUT THE CARD AND SET

Stollwerck was one of Germany's largest and most historic chocolate manufacturers, based in Cologne, and its early 20th century trade card albums are among the most collected of all European confectionery issues. This card comes from Album No. 14, titled Aus grosser Zeit, a series depicting scenes from the Napoleonic era. It is Gruppe 545, card #III, titled Napoleon vor Grenoble, meaning Napoleon before Grenoble.

The card depicts the moment on 7 March 1815, during Napoleon's return from exile on Elba, when he approached the fortress at Grenoble. The printed German text on the reverse recounts how Napoleon walked alone toward a battalion sent to stop him, told the soldiers that any man among them could shoot his emperor, and was answered instead with cries of Vive l'empereur as the troops rallied to his side, an episode that helped open the road to Paris and the Hundred Days. Stollwerck cards were issued to be pasted into collector albums, which makes high grade examples with clean backs genuinely difficult to find today. A strong fit for collectors of vintage non-sport, European trade cards, chocolate and confectionery issues, or Napoleonic and military history.

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