April 2, 2015: Sports & Americana Auction
This lot is closed for bidding. Bidding ended on 4/2/2015
This is an amazing grouping of nonsport treasures featuring the 1 7/16-by-2 ¾-inch booklets produced in 1888 by Knapp & Co. featuring the Civil War General Series that was a cigarette pack premium set of (50). Of the four booklets, the General Hooker presents nearly VG, with the back cover checklist in Poor condition and separated from the 16-page booklet. The entries from General Logan and General Sherman are intact and in Poor condition; the Benjamin F. Butler is essentially Fair, with the 16-page booklet presenting largely VG but separated from the body, and no back cover included.
1888 Duke’s Cigarettes A Short History of the Civil War Booklets (4)
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