This VCoM comes from the 1932 U.S. Caramel Presidents
release, our 21st President Chester A. Arthur. Arthur came in to
office in September 1881 following President Garfield’s assassination, so as
Vice-President he took over without an election. The relationship between
Garfield and Arthur was quite strained to the point of dislike between the men.
When Arthur took over there was conflict with the Cabinet, who were all
selected by Garfield. Everyone was replaced except for the Secretary of War,
Robert T. Lincoln.
The 1932 U.S. Caramel Presidents cards were inserted in
to packs of caramel, initially there were 31 cards depicting the U.S.
Presidents from George Washington through Herbert Hoover but in 1933 a Franklin
D Roosevelt card was issued bringing the set to 32 cards. Most cards will state
31 cards though. As expected the George Washington and Abraham Lincoln cards
are the most popular and sell for significantly more than the other cards.
There are three versions; Orange, Red and Blue with Blue being the rarest.
The card is in rough condition with a crease running across the middle of the card, the card is also miscut. The back of the card shows the crease and the miscut plus there is also what appears to be burn marks or soot along the bottom.
Most of these cards go for a nice chunk of change with
even the lower condition raw cards hitting in the $20-50 range, low graded
copies can sell for well over $50 and even the middle grade cards will hit $100
or more. This card was less than $4 shipped so I was very fortunate to get this
copy.
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