Duke State Governors, Coats Of Arms, Etc… Checklist (ACC# N133)

The Duke State Governors, Coats Of Arms, Etc… (ACC# N133) set is a 48 card, unnumbered set featuring the 38 states at the time, plus nine territories and the District of Columbia. This set was issued around 1888 and comes in two variations. The more common version is a slightly wider triple folder found in packs of the Duke’s Cigarettes, Cameo, and Turkish Cross-Cut brands. A thick stock, non-folder version was found in packs of Honest Long Cut. The thick stock version being less common.

The card fronts show three panels usually showing the state or territory’s coat of arms and flag, with the governor portrayed in the center. The backs have specific information about the state or territory and a map.

Triple Folder (Turkish Cross-Cut)

Thick Stock (Honest Long Cut)

State Governors, Coats Of Arms, Etc… (48)

1. Alabama
2. Arizona Ter.
3. Arkansas
4. California
5. Colorado
6. Connecticut
7. Dakota Ter.
8. Delaware
9. District of Columbia
10. Florida
11. Georgia
12. Idaho Ter.
13. Illinois
14. Indiana
15. Indian Territory
16. Iowa
17. Kansas
18. Kentucky
19. Louisiana
20. Maine
21. Maryland
22. Massachusetts
23. Michigan
24. Minnesota
25. Mississippi
26. Missouri
27. Montana Ter.
28. Nebraska
29. Nevada
30. New Hampshire
31. New Jersey
32. New Mexico Ter.
33. New York
34. North Carolina
35. Ohio
36. Oregon
37. Pennsylvania
38. Rhode Island
39. South Carolina
40. Tennessee
41. Texas
42. Utah Ter.
43. Vermont
44. Virginia
45. Washington Ter.
46. West Virginia
47. Wisconsin
48. Wyoming Ter.

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Duke Stars Of The Stage Sets (ACC #s 129, 130, 131, 132)

The Duke Stars of the Stage set was issued in four sets, each with 25 cards. They are all unnumbered and feature pictures of unnamed women who were presumably “Stars of the Stage” at that time. The first series is thought to have been issued around 1890, the following sets were issued within the next couple of years with the N132 set probably being in 1893. Each series features a distinct style which makes it easy to determine what set a particular card belongs to.

1st Series (N129): This series features color portraits of women from the shoulders up. Some of the backs of these cards have been found with the text “Third Series”, but this probably refers to a third printing as the actual 3rd series looks distinctly different. This series was found in Duke’s Honest Long Cut brand. Gail & Ax also included these cards in their Navy Long Cut brand, the backs show an ad for Navy Long Cut but otherwise are the same. The Gail & Ax version are quite a bit harder to find than the Duke versions.

2nd Series (N130): This series features color full-body portraits of women. This series was found in Duke’s Honest Long Cut brand. A Gail & Ax version may also exist for this series (according to the American Card Catalog) but I have not been able to verify that.

3rd Series (N131): This series is distinct because of its heavy black border and the Honest Long Cut ad on the front. The portraits again depict the women from the shoulders up. This series was found in Duke’s Honest Long Cut brand.

4th Series (N132): This is also a distinct series because each card is die-cut and they come in a variety of shapes and sizes. This series was also found in Duke’s Honest Long Cut brand.

Duke Snapshots From Puck Checklist (ACC# N128)

The Duke Snapshots From Puck (ACC# N128) set is a 25 card, unnumbered set. This set features cartoons taken from the humor magazine “Puck” which was published in the 1880s. The cards have both horizontal and vertical front formats and the backs just have a generic message and Ad, no checklist is shown. This set was found in the Honest Long Cut brand.

Snapshots From Puck (25)

1. The Accumulative Instinct
2. All He Had
3. At Miss Ahrenheim’s Wedding
4. Beneath His Notice
5. A Crack At The Truth
6. A Dangerous Precedent
7. Don’t Move…
8. His First Look At The New Fountain
9. An Improvised Pastille
10. In The Museum Of Art
11. In The Nature Of A Privilege
12. Jupiter Pluvius Outdone
13. More Than One Way
14. A Natural Mistake
15. Not Used To It
16. On The Bridge
17. On The New York And New Haven R.R.
18. On The Way To The Station
19. Poetry Repeats Itself
20. Presence Of Mind
21. She Knew His Whiskers
22. Sport On The Lots
23. A Subterfuge
24. Unsofisticated
25. What We See On The Ferries

Duke Sea Captains Checklist (ACC# N127)

The Duke Sea Captains (ACC# N127) set is a 25 card, unnumbered set. Each card shows a famous sea captain of the time with the shipping company he worked for and the name of his vessel. These cards are found in the Honest Long Cut brand and were released around 1887.

The checklist on the back of the cards are arranged by shipping company, then vessel name. The checklist compiled below is in order of the captain’s last name.

Sea Captains (25)

1. Julius Barre – North German Lloyd
2. Samuel Brooks – Guion: “Arizona”
3. Richard Bussius – North German Lloyd: “Werra”
4. Henry Condron – Inman: “City of Chester”
5. T. Cook – Cunard: “Etruria”
6. Alphonse P.M. Perier D’Hauteerive – Compagnie Generale Transatlantique: “Labrador”
7. E. Frangeul – Compagnie Generale Transatlantique: “La Normandie”
8. E.H. Freeth – American: “British Princess”
9. Benjamin Gleadell – White Star: “Celtic”
10. W.H.P. Hains – Cunard: “Aurania”
11. Peter J. Irving – White Star: “Republic”
12. Francis S. Land – Inman: “City of Berlin”
13. Christoph Leist – North German Lloyd: “Supt. Captain”
14. W. McKickan – Cunard: “Umbria”
15. R.D. Munro – Anchor: “City of Rome”
16. George S. Murray – Guion: “Alaska”
17. Hamilton Perry – White Star: “Britannic:
18. James Price – Guion: “Abyssinia”
19. W.G. Randall – Red Star: “Westernland”
20. S. Santelli – Compagnie Generale Transatlantique: “Amerique”
21. Redford W. Sargent – American: “Indiana”
22. James Sumner – National: “Egypt”
23. Patrick Urquhart – American: “Lord Clive”
24. Frederick Watkins – Inman: “City of New York”
25. Wilhelm Willigerod – North German Lloyd: “Trave”

Duke Rulers, Flags, and Coats of Arms Checklist (ACC# N126)

The Duke Rulers, Flags, and Coats of Arms (ACC# N126) set is a 51 card, unnumbered set that comes in two variations. The first variation is a thin-stock triple folder that was issued in the Dukes Cigarettes, Dukes Cameos, and Turkish Cross-Cut brands. The second variation is a thicker-stock, non-folding issue that was packed in the Honest Long Cut brand. The main differences in these two variations are detailed below:

Triple Folders:

• Checklist shows 49 cards, Falls of Niagara and Siam not listed.
• Backs give alot of details and marketing about Duke cigarettes.
• Backs are horizontally oriented.

Thick stock:

• Checklist shows 50 cards, Falls of Niagara is not found in this variation.
• Backs are basically a checklist only, with the Honest Long Cut brand underneath.
• Backs are vertically oriented.

Triple Folder

Thick Stock

Rulers, Flags, and Coats of Arms (51)

1. Australia
2. Austria
3. Baden
4. Bavaria
5. Belgium
6. Bolivia
7. Brazil
8. Canada
9. Chili
10. China
11. Cuba
12. Denmark
13. Ecuador
14. Eqypt
15. England
16. France
17. German Empire
18. Greece
19. Guatemala
20. Hayti
21. Holland
22. Honduras
23. Hungary
24. India
25. Ireland
26. Italy
27. Japan
28. Mecklenburg
29. Mexico
30. Norway
31. Oldenburg
32. Persia
33. Peru
34. Portugal
35. Roman States
36. Russia
37. Roumania
38. Sandwich Islands
39. Saxony
40. Scotland
41. Servia
42. Spain
43. Sweden
44. Switzerland
45. Turkey
46. United States
47. U.S. Columbia
48. Venezuela
49. Wurtemberg
50. Siam * not listed on triple folder checklist
51. Falls of Niagara * not listed on checklist, only found in the triple folders

Duke Puzzles Checklist (ACC# N125)

The Duke Puzzles (ACC# N125) set is a 15 card, numbered set. Each card shows a puzzle that can be solved by the reader. The backs of each card provide more details and the answer to one of the other puzzle cards in the set.

These were found in the Honest Long Cut brand.

This is a tough set to find and I haven’t been able to track down the specifics on all 15 cards, but here is what I know at the moment.

Puzzles (15)

1. Problem No. 1 (Word jumble)
2. Problem No. 2 (Word jumble)
3. Problem No. 3 (Button)
4. Problem No. 4 (Six sided star)
5. Poet Problem
6. Ribbon
7. – TBD –
8. Cryptogram
9. The Eight or Ten
10. Overlap
11. Public Man
12. – TBD –
13. Domino Trick
14. – TBD –
15. Base Ball

Duke Presidential Possibilities Checklist (ACC# N124)

The Duke Presidential Possibilities (ACC# N124) set is a 25 card, unnumbered set that shows pictures of people thought to be contenders for President in 1888. In fact, this is one of the most interesting presidential elections the U.S. has ever had where the incumbent Grover Cleveland lost to Benjamin Harrison despite winning the popular vote (this has only happened four times).

This set was issued around 1888 and was found packed with the Honest Long Cut brand.

Presidential Possibilities (25)

1. Russell A. Alger (Michigan)
2. James G. Blaine (Maine)
3. Benjamin F. Butler (Massachusetts)
4. James E. Campbell (Ohio)
5. John G. Carlisle (Kentucky)
6. Grover Cleveland (New York)
7. Chauncey M. Depew (New York)
8. Ignatius Donnelly (Minnesota)
9. Roswell P. Flower (New York)
10. Joseph B. Foraker (Ohio)
11. Melville W. Fuller (Illinois)
12. Arthur P. Gorman (Maryland)
13. Issac P. Gray (Indiana)
14. Walter Q. Gresham (Illinois)
15. Benjamin Harrison (Indiana)
16. Joseph R. Hawley (Connecticut)
17. David B. Hill (New York)
18. Robert T. Lincoln (Illinois)
19. William McKinley Jr. (Ohio)
20. John M. Palmer (Illinois)
21. Robert E. Pattison (Pennsylvania)
22. William A. Peffer (Kansas)
23. Jeremiah Mcl. Rusk (Wisconsin)
24. John Sherman (Ohio)
25. William C. Whitney (New York)

Gail & Ax Novelties Checklist (ACC# N122)

The Gail & Ax Novelties (ACC# N122) set consists of 25 unnumbered cards. This is a die-cut set that shows pictures of women on various objects or “novelties”. The cards are die-cut in various shapes such as mirrors, fans, etc… The backs of each card just show the Gail & Ax logo, no checklist.

The ACC lists this set as also being distributed by Duke, but no cards with a Duke branded back have been seen.

This set was issued around 1889 and was found packed with the Navy Long Cut brand.

Novelties (25)

1. Cluster Of Leaves
2. Cup Of Violets
3. Feather Fan
4. Folded Paper
5. Folded Screen
6. Front Of Book
7. Hand Mirror – Pearl Frame
8. Hand Mirror – Dark, Fancy Frame
9. Hand Mirror – Facing Right, With Hat
10. Hand Mirror – Facing Right, No Hat
11. Hand Mirror – Facing Front
12. Hand Mirror – Facing Left, With Hat
13. Hand Mirror – Facing Left, With Head Dress
14. Open Fan
15. Pad And Pencil
16. Picture Frame With Yellow Edge
17. Pin Cushion
18. Playing Cards
19. Sea Shell
20. Stamp On Envelope
21. Tambourine
22. Tennis Racket
23. Wicker Box
24. Whisk Broom
25. Wings Of A Bird

Duke Musical Instruments Of The World Checklist (ACC# N121)

The Duke Musical Instruments of the World (ACC# N121) set is a 25 card, unnumbered set that is based on the N82 set. This set takes two of the images from the N82 set and puts them on one larger format card. These cards measure roughly 2 1/2 x 4 1/16 inches. The backs from this set list the 50 cards from the N82 set and they do not indicate the paired groupings shown on the front. The checklist below shows the groupings alphabetically with the first card listed being the one shown on the left-most side.

This set was issued around 1888 and was found packed with the Honest Long Cut brand.

Musical Instruments Of The World (25)

1. Bagpipe / Fife
2. Banjo / Bones
3. Bassoon / Clarinet
4. Bugle / Kettle Drum
5. Castanets / Seimseim
6. Coaching Horn / French Horn
7. Cornet / Oboe
8. Drum / Bass Drum
9. Egyptian Harp / Pandean Pipes
10. Guitar / Mandolin
11. Hand Organ / Hurdy Gurdy
12. Harmonica / Tam Tam
13. Harp / Accordeon
14. Hearlds Trumpet / Hunting Horn
15. Jews Harp / Tambourine
16. Lute / Bass Viol
17. Piano / Organ
18. Roman Horn / Cymbals
19. Saxophone / Flute
20. Spinet / Zither
21. Triangle / Concertina
22. Trombone / Tuba
23. Tumblers / Bells
24. Violincello / Violin
25. Xylophone / Lyre

Duke Miniature Novelties Checklist (ACC# N120)

The Duke Miniature Novelties (ACC# N120) set is a 26 card, unnumbered set. The common back on these cards states there are 25 cards in the set, but actually 26 have been documented. The card fronts show two images of various “novelties” generally with an image of a woman in one of them. This set was released after the American Tobacco merger and the cards were found in the Honest Long Cut brand.

The checklist below is shown in alphabetical order listed by the image on the left first, “Oval” is generally an image of a woman contained in an oval or circle.

Miniature Novelties(26)

1. Acorn and Oval
2. Balloon and Plaque
3. Bellows and Oval
4. Butterfly and Violin
5. Castanets and Whiskbroom
6. Drum and Baseball
7. Ear of Corn and Creel
8. Easel and Oval
9. Green Leaf and Oval
10. Glass of Beer and Four Leaf Clover
11. Hand Mirror and Ring
12. Horseshoe and Oval
13. Ice Bucket and Oval
14. Jester and Fire Screen
15. Kite and Banjo
16. Lantern and Oval
17. Leather Box and Oval
18. Peach and Oval
19. Plate and Currants
20. Quiver and Banjo
21. Seashell and Oval
22. Serving Tray and Bow and Arrow
23. Tea Pot and Oval
24. Top Hat and Oval
25. Turtle and Oval
26. Watch and Oval