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Title	N338-2 Hess Big League
Year	1888
Size	1 1/2″ x 2 3/4″
Images	Sepia
Type	19th Century Tobacco
Number in Set	23

N338-2 Hess Big League Overview

Hess Cigarettes was busy back in 1888, producing several different baseball card sets. One of those was the N338 Hess Big League set.

While the company’s other N338-designated set featured only California League players, this N338 (sometimes identified as N338-2) set included major leaguers. For that reason, the set holds a little more appeal than some of the other sets that didn’t feature major leaguers.

Cards have a sepia tone with a player image on the fronts. As with other Hess issues from 1888, these are incredibly rare.

N338-2 Hess Big League Checklist

1. Bill Brown
2. Roger Connor
3. Ed Crane
4. Buck Ewing
5. Elmer Foster
6. William George
7. Joe Gerhardt
8. Pretzels Getzien
9. George Gore
10. Gil Hatfield
11. Tim Keefe
12. Arlie Latham
13. Pat Murphy
14. Jim Mutrie
15. Dave Orr
16. Danny Richardson
17. Mike Slattery
18. Mike Tiernan
19. Lidell Titcomb
20. John Ward
21. Curt Welch
22. Mickey Welsh
23. Art Whitney

Note that while Gore, Murphy, and Welsh appear in most checklists for this set, I have not been able to verify those cards.

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