Auction #7 - February 2021
This lot is closed for bidding. Bidding ended on 2/28/2021
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 lot of (5) N79 Duke Poor Boys booklets is a very even VGEX condition. The spines and staples are clean and free of rust with mostly clean front and back covers. Great group of cards to slot into a mid- to upper mid-grade set.
N79 Duke Tobacco "Histories of Poor Boys" Lot of (5) Booklets
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