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1889 Goodwin Games and Sports (N165) Overview

The 1889 N165 Goodwin Games and Sports set includes 50 cards featuring a variety of games and sports. The cards feature a picture of a woman in front of a background scene of the game/sport mentioned on the front.

Included among the cards are four baseball cards and one football. The football card is one of the earliest created for the sport.

Baseball received the most representation of any sport or game in the issue as it has four cards featuring a batter, a catcher, a fielder, and a pitcher. These, along with the football issue, are generally considered the most valuable cards. The lesser sports have value but can be found much cheaper.

Goodwin also created a special album supplement known as the A38 issue along with this set, which featured pictures of the cards.

The images for this set were a little unique in that the layout of the cards was horizontal, not vertical. in addition to baseball and football, other key issues in the set included cards for boxing and tennis. Other sports, such as cricket, have more value to collectors outside of the U.S.

1889 Goodwin Games and Sports (N165) Checklist

Below is a checklist for the entire set.