1889 G21 Allen & Ginter World Champions Banner
‘It’s In The Details’
Title | G21 Allen & Ginter World Champions Banner |
Year | 1889 |
Size | 16″ x 28″ |
Images | Color |
Type | Banners |
Number in Set |
1 |
1889 G21 Allen & Ginter World Champions Banner Overview
The 1889 N29 Allen & Ginter cards featured a collection of 50 champions and stars in a variety of sports, including baseball, rowing, wrestling, pugilism/boxing, rifle shooting, and billiards/pool. These cards were packaged inside of boxes of Allen & Ginter cigarettes. It was a continuation of sorts from the 1888 N28 Allen & Ginter issue.
The G21 banners were an advertisement of sorts that were likely hung in shops selling the cigarettes that included the cards. Printed on thin paper, they are difficult to find at all – let alone in good condition.
You may find these advertised as both an 1888 and an 1889 issue. Like the cards in the N29 set, there is some conflict between collectors as to when these were actually produced. 1889 is the more accepted year of release, however.
The posters feature a layout of all 50 cards. One unique thing is that the cards on the poster do not overlap and the pictures are the same ones used in the A17 Allen & Ginter Album. Those also included pictures of the N29 cards but did not have the Allen & Ginter name printed on the bottom as the cards that were packaged with cigarettes did. It is important to note that, while many collectors assume all hand cut N29 cards that are blank-backed and without the Allen & Ginter name at the bottom are from the A17 Album, that is incorrect. Some of the hand-cut examples out there were from the album but some were also from these banners, such as this example here.
The banners had a different appearance from the G20 Allen & Ginter Banners. Instead of being placed in the middle, the Allen & Ginter name was featured at the top of the predominantly olive and blue background.
1889 G21 Allen & Ginter World Champions Banner Checklist
The cards featured on the banner are the same in the N29 Allen & Ginter set and are listed below.
- James Albert
- W. Barry
- Theo Bauer
- Edwin Bibby
- Captain Boyton
- E.C. Carter
- C.W. Clarke
- W.E. Crist
- H. Crocker
- William Cummings
- Captain Daly
- Patsey Duffy
- James Dwight
- William East
- Billy Edwards
- Buck Ewing (Baseball)
- Pat Fitzgerald
- Joseph Fogarty (Baseball)
- M. Ford
- W.G. George
- Charles Getzin (Baseball)
- Willie Harradon
- Jack Havlin
- Gus Hill
- F.F. Ives
- Patsey Kerrigan
- George La Blanche
- E.D. Lange
- Hugh McCormack
- Jack McGee
- George Miller (Baseball)
- James Morrell (Baseball)
- Frank Murphy
- Johnny Murphy
- L.E. Myers
- William O’Connor
- W.B. Page
- Axel Paulsen
- Thomas Pettitt
- C. Queckberner
- T. Ray
- Duncan Ross
- William Rowe
- James Ryan (Baseball)
- R.D. Sears
- H.W. Slocum
- Percy Stone
- Ralph Temple
- Matthew Webb
- Fred Wood
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