{"product_id":"1920-cowan-co-v2-animal-cards-3-gopher-sgc-1-pr-canadian-chocolate","title":"1920 Cowan Co V2 Animal Cards #3 Gopher SGC 1 PR Canadian Chocolate","description":"\u003cp class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal\" dir=\"ltr\"\u003e1920 Cowan Co. V2 Animal Cards #3 Gopher, graded SGC 1 PR. Cert number 9033890, which can be independently verified.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal\" dir=\"ltr\"\u003eThis card comes from the V2 Animal Cards series issued in the early 1920s by The Cowan Co., Limited of 72 Sterling Road, Toronto, one of the classic Canadian chocolate card issues of the era. The oversized cards were packed with Cowan's Mell-O-Milk chocolate in the 5 and 10 cent sizes, and the bilingual English and French backs offered collectors a large picture of an animal of their choice for mailing in a complete set of all 24 cards, which is precisely why so few complete examples survive today.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal\" dir=\"ltr\"\u003eThe card features cheerful artwork of a gopher standing upright among prairie grasses, labeled in English and with the French \"Taupe,\" alongside Cowan's bold advertising panel. The back describes the gopher's burrowing habits across the Western Prairies of Manitoba, Saskatchewan, and Alberta in both languages and lists the free premium offer. This example carries a period date stamp of Feb 1, 1923, a charming artifact of its original distribution. V2 Cowan's cards are seldom seen in any condition, making this a neat opportunity for collectors of Canadian issues and early non-sports cards.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal\" dir=\"ltr\"\u003eGraded PR 1 by SGC, an honest, well-loved example of a century-old chocolate card, showing heavy wear while displaying bright color and a clean image in the holder. Please review the photos closely, as they are part of the description.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal\" dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eShipping \u0026amp; Handling:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal\" dir=\"ltr\"\u003eShips same business day on orders placed by 6:00 AM EST (orders after cutoff ship the next business day). Card ships securely packaged and protected. Message us to save with combined shipping on multiple purchases.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"B\u0026R Collectibles","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":67396962779181,"sku":"EB-318617472137","price":28.74,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0674\/8160\/0045\/files\/57_7af9b385-b41a-4fbf-92e8-03a4094e5234.png?v=1787433176","url":"https:\/\/brcollectibles.co\/products\/1920-cowan-co-v2-animal-cards-3-gopher-sgc-1-pr-canadian-chocolate","provider":"B\u0026R Collectibles","version":"1.0","type":"link"}