A cover is termed "Full-Length" if the design runs horizontally over the cover's length. There are many

beautiful examples to be seen in collections. But, the particular cover shown here also happens to be a

"Midget," and that is a far rarer circumstance. Midgets were the products of Lion Match Co. (although

Ohio Match Co. produced a lesser number of similar sized covers). The Midget met its demise with

the oncoming shortages of materials resulting from World War II.

 

Over 7,000 different Midgets are known, and Full-Length designs (in all categories combined) probably

run well over 15,000.

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