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Allen & 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

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Breaking into Pre-War Collecting: Tobacco Cards

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. 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

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1889 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

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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,

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