This lot is closed for bidding. Bidding ended on 1/28/2009
Interesting group of 8 3" by 5" blue/green tint baseball themed comic trade cards from the late 1880's. Fronts feature caricatures of period ballplayers along with advertising for the Osterhout & Goodrich Clothing stores of Philadelphia. Backs are printed with the entire Philadelphia Athletic American Association schedule, both home and road, for the year 1887. Included are:
"A curver" EX
"A home run" EX look but small ding at top center and 1/4" tear at left side
"Foul and-out" EX-MT
"Get back!" EX-MT
"Great Expectations" EX-MT+
"Hold your base!" EX-MT
"Send em in!" VG
"Victor and Vanquished" VG+