Auction #4 - January 2020
This lot is closed for bidding. Bidding ended on 1/26/2020
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.
Condition breakdown on this group of (5) booklets is VG to VGEX overall. The billings has a dot of paper loss near the border. The subjects included in the lot are: Buffalo Bill, Josh Billings, Ezra Cornell, Ole Bull and Tennyson. Great issue from the most prolific issuer of tobacco cards in the 1880's and 1890's. One of the more interesting issues from Duke. Neither PSA nor SGC will grade these booklets in any condition.
N79 Duke "Histories of Poor Boys" Lot of (5) Different with Buffalo Bill
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