Auction #11 - June 2022
This lot is closed for bidding. Bidding ended on 6/26/2022
he Duke N99 Battle Scenes series is a beautifully artistic take on a brutally ugly war. The Civil War had just wrapped up a little over 20 years earlier and was a popular topic to revisit in many advertising campaigns throughout the US. It was very much so on Duke tobacco advertising with a number of sets devoted to Civil War heroes and this set, picturing scenes of the Civil War. This set depicts numerous cards of generals on horseback, charging into battle, muskets blazing. Also pictured are the Monitor and Merrimac in their epic battle. The 25 card set can be found with either Honest Long Cut or Gail and Ax back advertising, neither of which commands any significant premium. The backs detail the battle depicted on the front with main combatants listed as well as a narrative of the events of the battle. The bottom half of the card checklists the 25 cards in the set in a pyramid of titles.
This lot of (3) cards from the N99 Battle Scenes set include the following subjects: Battle of Fredericksburgh (PSA5 EX, Honest Long Cut back), The Attack on Federal Camp Shiloh (PSA5 EX, Gail & Ax back) and Foote Supporting Assault on Fort... (PSA5 EX, Gail & Ax back). Great lot of cards from this series. PSA5's are much tougher in the larger format Duke cards than in the small format. Good group for the set builders.
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