1890 Kruger & Braun Cigar Label Salesman Sample Natural Beauties Goerck St

Rare Original 1890 Kruger & Braun "Natural Beauties" Cigar Label Salesman Sample Sheet – Pristine NOS Condition

Up for auction/sale is a spectacular, museum-quality piece of 19th-century paper Americana: an authentic 1890 chromolithographic salesman sample sheet produced by the legendary New York lithographers, Kruger & Braun.

This is not a standard detached label pulled from a cigar box; it is a true salesman sample set retaining its original full margins, stock numbers, and wholesale trade pricing. These sheets were carried by traveling printing salesmen to show tobacco brand owners the available stock designs and printing costs.

🌟 Key Features & Historical Specifications:

• Brand/Lithographer: Kruger & Braun
• Historic Plant Address: Printed with the iconic imprint: 59 & 61 Goerck St. New York (A bustling Lower East Side industrial corridor demolished in the 1950s).
• Copyright Date: Explicitly marked “Copyrite 1890 by Krueger & Braun NY”
• Design Title: "Natural Beauties"
• Vibrant Multi-Scene Imagery: Features a gorgeous Gilded Age combination of a scenic waterfall, an agricultural field scene with a worker/farmer, and a classic Western cowboy on horseback.

Printer & Trade Notations: Includes factory stock text and pricing indicators:

• No. 320 Ins also blanks $25.00 per 1000 (Inside box label pricing)
• No. 321 Outs, also blanks $15 (Outside box label pricing)

 Condition Report:

This piece is in true New Old Stock (NOS) Pristine Condition.

• NO creases, tears, folds, or corner dings.
• The colors remain incredibly bright, and the gold leaf embossing is sharp and un-faded.
• It is currently shrink-wrapped on a clean foam board backing for absolute protection and flat preservation. It will ship to you in this exact protected state.

This is an investment-grade, uncut salesman's sample sheet from the Krueger & Braun Lithography Company. Unlike standard single cigar labels, this rare survivor features full wholesale pricing text and factory distribution details. It is an exceptional artifact for collectors of Tobacciana, graphic design history, and 19th-century commercial ephemera.

Unlike standard individual cigar labels that were trimmed and glued directly onto wooden boxes, this rare artifact survived as an uncut, complete salesman's catalog sheet. It retains all of its original wholesale ordering data, production numbers, and regional branch office text.

926 ~1890 Kruger & Braun Cigar Label Salesman Sample Natural Beauties Goerck St. New York NOS!

Deminsions:  8" Wide x 6" Tall 

Condition Report:

This piece is in true New Old Stock (NOS) Pristine Condition.

• NO creases, tears, folds, or corner dings.
• The colors remain incredibly bright, and the gold leaf embossing is sharp and un-faded.
• It is currently shrink-wrapped on a clean foam board backing for absolute protection and flat preservation. It will ship to you in this exact protected state.

 Shipping & Handling:

This item will be packed with professional care. It will be sandwiched securely between thick foam board and heavy cardboard layers to ensure it does not bend, flex, or experience any edge damage during transit. Full tracking and insurance will be provided.

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