Lot 673
Afro-American Postal History, collection of 33 different illustrated covers showing a remarkable range of black caricatures, from the Civil War to the Depression, includes several Union caricatures (including one used in 1880s), advertising including sheet music, a fertilizer co. with a striking litho of slaves picking cotton, multicolor Duluth Imperial flour, beautiful group of Gold Dust Twins ads (all different) including. #269 pair, #307 registered and great all-over Wright Bros. caricature, Aunt Jemima and a taxi ad utilizing Amos & Andy; faults when present are usually confined to small edge tears, etc., Fine or better, a difficult group to assemble with ample room for expansion and informed writing.
Estimate 750 - 1,000
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| Realized $2,600 |
