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NY - New York,1880-1892 - Puck Political Cartoon Covers and Cartoons

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NY - New York,1880-1892 - Puck Political Cartoon Covers and Cartoons
Session D is a Mail-Bid Only Auction. Absentee bids will be accepted only. No live bidding will be allowed. All winners will be contacted after the auction. BIDDING ENDS MONDAY JUNE 27 AT 5PM PACIFIC TIME!!!
Lot of 19. Fifteen Puck covers and four middle sheet cartoons. All measure 10.50” by 14.” Most all are in excellent condition unless otherwise noted.




Volume VII, No. 166, 12 May 1880, New York edition. Title, “The Skeleton in the Democratic Closet.” Drawn by J. Keppler.
Volume VIII, No. 186, 29 September 1880, New York edition. Title, “Kelly’s Triumph,” which refers to John Kelly and Tammany Hall. Some foxing.
Volume XI, No. 286, 30 August 1882, New York edition. Title, “For Sale Again.” It is referring to election fraud and vote purchasing. Drawn by G. Graetz.
Volume XXVI, No. 631, 28 August 1889, New York edition. Title, “It Isn’t the Cowl that Makes the Monk.” Drawn by J. Keppler. Some foxing and a minute tear on the left side.
Volume XXVI, No. 655, 25 September 1889, New York edition. Title, “A Courageous Hercules – But a Very Shaky Club.” This has a nine headed monster that reform is trying to fight with one club. Reminiscent of the seven headed monster described in the Bible book of “Revelation.” Drawn by J. C. – an unknown signature of superimposed initials. Some foxing.
Volume XXVI, No. 660, 30 October 1889, New York edition. Title “In the Hall of the Presidents. Drawn by F. Opper.
Volume XXVI, No. 662, 13 November 1889, New York edition. Title “A Mean Case of Peanut Politics. Drawn by F. Opper. This cover has a small tear on the upper left edge.
Volume XXVI, No. 664, 27 November 1889, New York edition. Title “Jim Blaine’s Thanksgiving.” Drawn by Dalrymple.
Volume XXVI, No. 669, 1 January 1890, New York edition. Title “A Pretty Poor Record,” which refers to Benjamin Harrison’s presidency, what he promised and what actually happened. Drawn by C. J. Taylor.
Volume XXVI, No. 670, 8 January 1890, New York edition. Title “Just Where He Belongs.” A man is in the stocks for engaging unclean election practices. Drawn by C. J. Taylor.
Volume XXVI, No. 673, 29 January 1890, New York edition. Title, “ Better no Senate than a Boodle Senate.” Columbia is cleaning house and throwing all the Senators in the waste paper basket. Drawn by Ehrhart.
Volume XXVI, No. 674, 5 February 1890, New York edition. Title “The Republican Inquisition.” Drawn by C. J. Taylor.
Volume XXVI, No. 675, 12 February 1890, New York edition. Title “The Gorilla and His Prey,” which is a forerunner to King Kong and Fay Wray except in this case it is Speaker Reed as the Gorilla and Columbia as Fay Wray. Drawn by C. J. Taylor. Some foxing and a small nick on the upper left side.
Volume XXIV, No. 748, 8 July 1891, New York edition. Title “A Righteous Man Has no Fear” refers to Benjamin Harrison’ reelection.
Volume XXXI, No. 790, 27 April 1892, New York edition. Title, “A Back-Breaking Burden.” An illustration of Benjamin Harrison trying to win a second term in office carrying a man named Raum and a bag of scandals on his back. Drawn by C. J. Taylor.








Middle sheet cartoons. There is an ink mark under the title about an inch long.








No date available. Title, “Faust with a Difference.” Faust is bowing to a woman reformer and has turned his back on liquor money and the liquor industry. Drawn by F. Opper.
No date available. Title, “The Latest Idol of the ‘Grand Old Party of Moral Ideas.’” The artist is referring to Mahoneism. Drawn by Dalrymple.
No date available. Title, “The Rival Brigands.” Two men are fighting over a New York patronage purse. Two different gangs are in the background. One’s flags identifies them as Republican Banditti. The other is identified as Tammany Banditti. Drawn by F. Opper. Some foxing.
1881 or 1889. Title, “Times Have Changed.” Thomas Platt, the boss of New York, is sewing, W. Miller, Evarts, Ward Boss, New York Senator DePew and another man together with a big needle. Apparently, he entered politics in 1881 as an individual and emerged in 1889 connected to all of these men illustrated in the cartoon.