1897-1901 T95 LeRoy Cigars "Presidents" SGC-Graded Near-Complete Large Set (21/24) and Small Set (19/24)

Sold For:

$2,160

Year:

1897

Auction:

2020 Spring

Lot #:

2555

Category:

Non-Sports Cards/Sheets/Card Artwork

Two near-complete sets of these rare nineteenth-century tobacco card issues, each of which features the first twenty-five Presidents of the United States, from George Washington through William McKinley. All the cards are graded and encapsulated by SGC. 1) T95 LeRoy Cigars "Presidents" Large (21 of the 24 cards in the set plus one duplicate): Missing only Adams, JQ Adams, and McKinley for completion. SGC Grading Composite: EX/NM 80 (1 card): Monroe. EX 60 (3 cards): W. Harrison, Madison and Washington. VG/EX 50 (5 cards): Jackson, Jefferson, Johnson, Polk and Van Buren. VG 40 (6 cards): Buchanan, Garfield, Hayes, Lincoln, Pierce and Taylor. GOOD 30 (3 cards): Arthur, Grant, and Harrison. FAIR 20 (2 cards): Cleveland and Fillmore. POOR 1 (2 cards): Harrison and Tyler. 2) T95 LeRoy Cigars "Presidents" Small (19 of the 24 cards in the set): Missing only Adams, Monroe, Jackson, Garfield and Cleveland for completion. SGC Grading Composite: EX/NM 80 (2 cards): Buchanan and Madison. EX+ 70 (2 cards): Arthur and W. Harrison. EX 60 (2 cards): Lincoln and Van Buren. VG/EX 50 (3 cards): Fillmore, Pierce, and Tyler. VG 40 (9 cards): JQ Adams, Grant, Hayes, Jefferson, Johnson, McKinley, Polk, Taylor and Washington. GOOD 30 (1 card): B. Harrison. Two near-complete medium-grade sets of these particularly rare nineteenth-century non-sport tobacco issues. Total: 41 cards. Reserve $200. Estimate (open).