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Presumably issued in a larger-than-standard cigarette
package, the 50 cards designated N43 in the "American Card
Catalog" are enhanced versions of the Allen & Ginter
World's Champions (N29) series of 1888. As withe the N29 set,
six of the athletes in N43 are baseball players. The larger cards
measure about 3-1/4" X 2-7/8" compared to the 1-1/2"
X 2-3/4" size of the N29s. The larger format allows for the
use of baseball-related color lithography to the right and left
of the central player portrait. Like the N29 cards, backs of the
N43 A&Gs present the entire 'Series Two' checklist along with
advertising of the Richmond tobacco company. Buck Ewing ia pictured on this magnificent VG card graded by PSA.
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