1889 A38 Goodwin Games and Sports Album Set and Checklist

Posted on September 8, 2016 by Pre-War Cards

‘It’s In The Details’

Title	A38 Goodwin Games and Sports Album
Year	1889
Size	Approximately 8″ x 10″
Images	Color
Type	Album
Number in Set	50 (album cut cards)

1889 A38 Goodwin Games and Sports Album Overview

As a special premium surrounding their N165 Goodwin Games and Sports cards, Goodwin distributed a special album (designated as the A38 Album in the American Card Catalog) with pictures of the 50 cards in the set.

Like other album pictures, the cards in the album had the same pictures as found on the N165 cards. The biggest difference is that the backs on the flip side did not include the standard checklist as the N65 cards did. They were instead blank or had whatever the page behind it had on it.

These albums are scarce and difficult to find. Collectors will also find them in various forms. Sometimes, the albums are complete. Other times, individual pages from the album will be offered for sale from albums that have been separated. In addition, cards are also cut out individually from the pages (each page contained several cards). While these do not hold the same value as the regular cards, there is certainly a market for them.

The pictures/cards in the album featuring women playing a variety of sports. The key ones are the four baseball cards as well as one that depicts football. Notably, that football card in the N165 set was one of the earliest printed of that sport. Other key sports depicted are boxing, tennis, and cricket.

1889 A38 Goodwin Games and Sports Album Checklist

The checklist of the 50 cards from the N165 set, which are included on the pages of the album, are listed below. Cards are listed in order in the checklist on the back of the cards and not necessarily as they are ordered in the album.