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Buffalo Bill Cody and Annie Oakley among the keys in the N28 Allen & Ginter Set
Cards for Buffalo Bill and Annie Oakley are some of the more valuable cards in Allen and Ginter’s 1888 N28 tobacco card set
Read moreTopps Announces Allen & Ginter is Going Rogue … I Mean, Chrome
The popular reboot of the Allen & Ginter brand is getting a shiny new makeover
Read moreSkinned Cards Can Be Great Low-Grade Finds
While not technically high-grade, skinned cards often look like it
Read moreBuck Ewing leads a tired cast of baseball players in the N29 Allen & Ginter set
Unlike the star-studded N28 Allen & Ginter set, the baseball players in the follow-up N29 set leave a lot to be desired
Read moreT206 is Only One Small Part of American Pre-War Tobacco Baseball Sets
While popular, T206 isn’t the only tobacco card set out there
Read moreTale of the Tape: How does Allen Ginter’s N28 Set Stack Up with the N29 Release?
Let’s compare these two iconic Allen & Ginter sets
Read moreThe ‘Other’ Jack Dempsey
Jack ‘Nonpareil’ Dempsey preceded the more popular 20th century fighter – and he was pretty good
Read moreAllen & Ginter, Kimball, and Goodwin Champions Got Their Start in 1800s
19th Century pre-war cards have been given new life again with recent issues In the 19th Century, tobacco card sets began focusing on a variety of sports. Numerous non-sports sets existed but Allen & Ginter, Kimball, and Goodwin branded cigarettes issued sets of ‘champions,’ highlighting the best of the best in various sports. Today, collectors are familiar with these types
Read moreBreaking into Pre-War Collecting: Tobacco Cards
REA offers free appraisals of your prewar cards and collectibles. To learn more about the value of your items and the options you have if you’re interested in selling, contact them today! Been a little while since I wrote one of my ‘Breaking into Pre-War Collecting’ articles. If you missed the first two, I first covered game cards and then strip cards.
Read more1889 N43 Allen & Ginter Set and Checklist
‘It’s In The Details’ Title N43 Allen & Ginter Year 1888 Size 2 7/8″ x 3 1/4″ Images Color Type 19th Century Tobacco Number in Set 50 N43 Allen & Ginter Overview The 1888 N43 set is essentially a jumbo issue of Allen & Ginter’s N29 set. The N43 cards featured an image of each player’s N29 card on a large
Read more1888 Allen & Ginter Set (N28)
‘It’s In The Details’ Title N28 Allen & Ginter Year 1888 Size 1 1/2″ x 2 3/4″ Images Color Type 19th Century Tobacco Number in Set 50 REA offers free appraisals of your prewar cards and collectibles. To learn more about the value of your items and the options you have if you’re interested in selling, contact them today! 1888
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