Auction #19 - February 23, 2025
This lot is closed for bidding. Bidding ended on 2/23/2025
Louis Prang was an American printer, lithographer and publisher. He's sometimes known as "father of the American Christmas card". Among all the lithographing work that he did in the 1850's until his death in 1909, he issued a number of cards that are typically sized 2-1/2" Wide by 4" High. Prang cards are cataloged in the American Card Catalog in the W1-W70 range and represent a number of sets of varying topics. They're often termed CDV "Album fillers" as they were, in some cases, found in CDV photo albums of the time.
The W50 Prang Presidents, Generals and Wives set is comprised of 50+ trade cards with the L.Prang lithographer tagline on the front. Most are Civil War generals but also other luminaries of the time and their wives are in the set. There are 3-4 different formats of the cards on the front--with and without frames and a light beige background--and the backs of the cards are blank.
This single W50 L. Prang Civil War Figures Jefferson Davis TOUGH Trade Card has been graded SGC Authentic with Evidence of Trimming. The card is relatively clean but does have some light surface foxing but the appearance is even and it displays nicely. This card is one of only 2 known, the other being in the Huntington Library Jay T. Last Collection.
W50 L. Prang Civil War Figures Jefferson Davis TOUGH Trade Card - One of Only Two Known
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