1880s N51 Virginia Brights "Presidents of the United States" Collection (7)

Sold For:

$2,160

Year:

1888

Auction:

2023 Fall

Lot #:

3739

Category:

Non-Sports Cards/Sheets/Card Artwork

Presented is an attractive collection of seven different cards from the N51 Virginia Brights "Presidents of the United States" series that features the first twenty-two presidents of the United States, from George Washington through Grover Cleveland. Each card features a sepia-toned portrait image with a checklist for the set on the reverse. This collection consists of the following: John Quincy Adams (small pencil mark on reverse, otherwise Vg), William Henry Harrison (small pencil mark on reverse, otherwise Vg-Ex), Rutherford B. Hayes (SGC POOR 10), Andrew Jackson (small pencil mark on reverse, otherwise Vg-Ex), Thomas Jefferson (small pencil mark on reverse, otherwise Vg+), James K. Polk (Fr-Gd due to small spot of paper loss on reverse), and Zachary Taylor (small pencil mark on reverse, otherwise Vg-Ex+). Very attractive collection of this particularly rare nineteenth-century nonsport tobacco issue. Total: 7 cards. Opening Bid $100.