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Ye Boss Of Ye Shop - John Kelly, One of a set of six stock cards printed by Tobin, NY, showing a famous person of the day and an appropriate caption beginning with "Ye" at the top, this one showing John Kelly (1822-1886), American politician who entered politics at an early age and held various elected offices until by 1874 had control of the powerful New York City Tammany machine where he was able to control the course of city elections and was himself city controller from 1876 to 1880. F. Brought $13.95 in Trade Card Place Auction 184 on 6/16/2012.