2 Vintage Chesapeake and Ohio Railway Playing Swap Cards featuring Chessie & Her Kittens Railroad Cats Mascot Kitty Logos 1940

Two very cute, vintage, promotional/advertising playing cards from the Chesapeake and Ohio Railway from about 1940. They feature one the Railroad's mascot, Chessie and her kittens. The adorable dozing kitty first appeared in a 1933 Fortune Magazine advertisement with the slogan: "Sleep Like a Kitten". Peake, Chessie's mate, is often found on playing cards too, paired up with Chessie. Those cards are also available in our shop. This set includes one card with pink borders, showing Chessie snoozing by herself in a comfy bed. Also included is a matched card with gray borders featuring Chessie and her two kittens fast asleep. Wildly popular, the Chesapeake and Ohio Railway expanded the promotion with calendars, clothes, playing cards like these, and even children's books. Chessie's image was used right up through the early 1970s when the C&O became part of AMTRAK. This listing is for TWO SINGLE CARDS, not two deck of cards. Enthusiasts call these single cards "swap cards" or "trading cards", and they are collected world-wide! These two cards with the Chesapeake and Ohio Railway kitties would look very cute framed and matted! A must-have for every cat or railroad enthusiast!