Topps Announces Allen & Ginter is Going Rogue … I Mean, Chrome

The popular reboot of the Allen & Ginter brand is getting a shiny new makeover
Read moreThe popular reboot of the Allen & Ginter brand is getting a shiny new makeover
Read moreWhile not technically high-grade, skinned cards often look like it
Read moreUnlike the star-studded N28 Allen & Ginter set, the baseball players in the follow-up N29 set leave a lot to be desired
Read moreWhile popular, T206 isn’t the only tobacco card set out there
Read moreLet’s compare these two iconic Allen & Ginter sets
Read moreJack ‘Nonpareil’ Dempsey preceded the more popular 20th century fighter – and he was pretty good
Read more19th 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 moreBeen 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. Today, I wanted to tackle arguably the most popular of all pre-war cards: tobacco cards. What Are Tobacco Cards? Tobacco cards, quite simply, are what they sound like. These are
Read more‘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 more‘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 1888 N28 Allen & Ginter Overview The 1888 N28 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
Read more‘It’s In The Details’ Title G20 Allen & Ginter World Champions Banner Year 1888 Size 16″ x 28″ Images Color Type Banners Number in Set 1 1888 G20 Allen & Ginter World Champions Banner Overview The 1888 N28 Allen & Ginter cards featured a collection of 50 champions and stars in a variety of sports, including baseball, rowing, wrestling, pugilism/boxing,
Read more‘It’s In The Details’ Title A16 Allen & Ginter Album (for N28 cards) Year 1888 Size 6″ x 8″ Images Color Type Album Number in Set 50 (album cut cards) A16 Allen & Ginter Album Overview The 1888 N28 Allen & Ginter cards were a big hit and as a special premium, the company distributed an album (designated as the
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