Card of the Day - 2023-12-07

Duke Terrors of America
W. Duke, Sons & Co. [tobacco : O/S : USA] “The Terrors of America and their Doings” (1889) Bk/50 – D900-430.A : D76-45.A : ABC/88 : USA/88

This set is catalogued in our original World Tobacco Issues Index as 

THE TERRORS OF AMERICA AND THEIR DOINGS. Bkld. (50). 
A. Small. Ref. USA/88
B. Medium. Ref. USA/88.a
C. Large. Ref. USA/136. Front with four border designs.
(a) River scene with trees at right base
(b) Three large pink flowers on two sides
(c) Wallpaper and scroll design on grey background
(d) White, mauve and yellow flowers in base panel

This is almost identical in our updated World Tobacco Issues Index save the medium sized version, which is now split into  (a) blue border – and (b) no border

However Jefferson Burdick catalogues it slightly differently, as 

88. Terrors of America (50). Small boys. 
a) with Dukes Mixture. 1 ¾ x 3 1/8. .50

The top line is the small size, and he values those at ten cents each. The bottom is the medium, which he finds more interesting, enough to value them at fifty cents a card.