Rare and historically significant Peck & Snyder trade card featuring a team photo of the 1869 Cincinnati Red Stockings, baseball's first all-professional team. PSA has encapsulated the card and certified it as "Authentic." This trade card was produced in two sizes at the time, with the offered card the larger and more desirable of the two variations. The rarity of the card is reflected in the fact that is is one of only seven large-format examples listed in the PSA Population Report, with all having received an "Authentic" designation.

The 1869 Cincinnati Red Stockings Peck & Snyder trade card is universally regarded as one of the most important cards in the hobby because in many ways it can be considered the first true baseball card. Professionalism in baseball began in earnest with the formation of the 1869 Red Stockings and just two years later the success of the club led to the formation of the National Association, baseball's first professional league. The card features the most well-known image of the 1869 Red Stockings, all of whom are pictured in uniform posing together in a formal studio setting. The printed caption at the base of the mount reads "Red Stocking B. B. Club of Cincinnati." Above the caption, each player is identified in print: "Hurley, Sub.; G. Wright, S.S.; Allison, C.; McVey, R.F.; Leonard, L.F.; Sweasy, 2d B.; Waterman, 3d B.; H. Wright, C.F.; Brainard, P.; Gould, 1st B." The reverse features advertising for the Peck & Snyder's "Base Ball and Sportsman's Emporium," located in New York City. Like the variation in size, this card was also issued in both red and black color schemes. The offered card features the red coloration, including the trim along the front, and all the printing on the reverse.

The reason for PSA's "Authentic" designation is due to the card having been trimmed along the top and bottom borders (trimming is a flaw common to nearly all known examples of this card). Additionally, the top and bottom corners on the left side have been clipped. Still, this iconic card remains in Very Good condition, with only one significant half-inch crease near the middle of the card on its left side. The photographic image grades VG-EX. Nearly all known examples of this card are housed in either public institutions or the most advanced private collections. As a result, 1869 Cincinnati Red Stockings Peck & Snyder trade card are seldom seen at auction. This is just the second time in the past twenty-five years we have offered this card, and it will probably be quite a long time before another surfaces.

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