1888 A16 Allen & Ginter "World's Champions" Tobacco Premium Album

Sold For:

$1,380

Year:

1888

Auction:

2023 Spring

Lot #:

66

Category:

Non-Sports Cards/Sheets/Card Artwork

The beautifully designed 1888 First Series Allen & Ginter "World's Champions" premium album features all fifty cards from the N28 Allen & Ginter set, including ten baseball players (Anson, Kelly, Clarkson, Comiskey, Keefe, Ward, Glasscock, Bennett, Caruthers, Mulvey) and ten boxers (including Sullivan). Of the ten ballplayers, amazingly six are Hall of Famers. The tobacco companies spared no expense in producing these gorgeous full-color lithographic premium albums, which were available only by mail in exchange for coupons packed with tobacco products (in this case Allen & Ginter). The album (6 x 8 inches) has moderate wear. The front cover has light soiling and tears at the binding holes, and the back cover has light creasing. The interior pages are bright and clean. The string binding is complete, original and intact. In Good condition overall. A mid-grade example of this classic, extremely popular, and colorful premium that presents the complete N28 set in album form and represents such an outstanding value among nineteenth-century tobacco issues. Opening Bid $300.