Auction #16 - February 2024
This lot is closed for bidding. Bidding ended on 2/25/2024
The N79 Duke Tobacco History of Poor Boys is another set of (50) sixteen-page booklets. The booklets are similar in format to the Histories of Generals (N78) set issued in a similar time frame by Duke. The subjects in the Poor Boys do not exclusively feature 'boys' but do have a very few women subjects. Famous--and very popular--subjects in the series include William F Cody or "Buffalo" Bill, P.T. Barnum, and Thomas Edison, among others. Typically, the two most valuable booklets in the series are John L. Sullivan and Jake Kilrain--both famous boxers. Other luminaries include Mark Twain, Edgar Allen Poe, and a host of other people who went from rags to riches.
This lot of (8) N79 Duke Cigarettes History of Poor Boys booklets are in generally GVG to VGEX condition. One booklet has the back cover missing.
N79 Duke Cigarettes History of Poor Boys Lot of (8) Booklets
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