Dimensions: ca. 2.75 x 1.5 inches This set is generally acknowledged as the first significant tobacco set issued. Ten baseball players are included in the set, which also depicts six other sports. The cards were inserted in boxes of Allen & Ginter cigarettes. There is more information about the history for this set of base ball cards and many other sets of 19th century cards in the series by Lew Lipset titled The Encyclopedia of Baseball Cards CLICK HERE TO VIEW AND ORDER THE BOOK. |
Adrian
C. Anson
Chas. W. Bennett R. L. Caruthers John Clarkson Charles Comiskey |
Capt.
Jack Glasscock
Timothy Keefe Mike Kelly Joseph Mulvey John M. Ward |
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