Auction #2 - June 2019
This lot is closed for bidding. Bidding ended on 6/23/2019
The 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.
The condition breakdown is as follows: Farragut at Battle PSA4.5 VGEX+, Foot Supporting Assault on Fort Donelson PSA4 VGEX and Farragut Passing the Forts PSA4 VGEX.
Great midgrade lot of these popular cards picturing scenes of the brutal U.S. Civil War. PSA is difficult on the large format Duke cards and this lot represents a good chance to get cards above the grades normally found.
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