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Mark B. Ledenbach's vintage Halloween collectibles blog.

Interest has been strong in these non-embossed thin-paper-stock diecuts Beistle produced during the early 1920s.Beistle produced a handful of designs, then varied their offerings by size. This is the larger version of the broomed witch diecut. These diecuts bend and crease easily. The typical example is riddled with pinholes. This particular example seems quite crisp, so I’m not surprised the prevailing bidder paid $77. I do hope the bidder objected to it being sent Priority Mail. There isn’t any reason to send something that weighs an ounce or two via Priority Mail. On another note, I dislike when sellers cram a series of disjointed words into the title line hoping the search function will highlight the listing.