Auction #15 - October 2023
This lot is closed for bidding. Bidding ended on 10/29/2023
One of the many oversized sets Duke issued was this 25 card set of "Presidential Possibilities" of 1888. Two of the subjects would eventually become U.S. Presidents--Benjamin Harrison of Indiana and William McKinley of Ohio. Many of the other possibilities are mostly unknown but some were subject pictured on other card sets in the 1880's including Chauncey DePew, James Blain, David Hill and Walter Q Gresham--all pictured in the N567 Newsboy Tobacco set among others. The 25 different subjects represent a number of states with New York (5) and Ohio (4) having the most subjects. The fronts of the cards have nice color busts of the subjects and the backs include a checklist of the cards and advertisement for Duke's popular Honest Long Cut brand.
This single N124 Duke Honest Long Cut Presidential Possibilities features Chauncey Depew. The card has a couple dots of paper loss on the back but presents as a VGEX to EX card otherwise.
N124 Duke Honest Long Cut Presidential Possibilities Chauncey Depew
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