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Lot # 251: 19th Century Horse Racing Cigarette Cards (97)

Starting Bid: $100.00

Bids: 16 (Bid History)

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Item was in Auction "Spring 2020 Pop-Up",
which ran from 4/12/2020 7:00 PM to
4/26/2020 11:00 PM



Great lot of horse racing tobacco cards by Kinney Bros and Allen & Ginter, circa 1890’s! Collection includes: - 11 cards from Kinney Bros N229 series: 2 graded (Thora, PSA 6, mc), (Montrose, PSA 7, mc), 4 cards EX or better, 5 cards VG to VG-EX; - 25 cards from the N230 series: 13 cards EX-MT, 8 cards VG-EX, 4 cards lesser; - 33 cards from the N231 series: 17 cards EX or better, 7 cards VG, 7 cards GD-VG, 2 cards lesser; 9 cards have light to moderate paper loss on the back. The Allen & Ginter cards (c. 1888) include: - 24 cards from ‘Racing Colors of the World’: 12 EX-MT (4 with tape residue on the reverse), 6 VG, 6 lesser with light to moderate creasing; - 4 cards from ‘The World’s Racers’: 2 EX, 2 VG. All told, 97 nice, mid-grade condition horse racing tobacco cards from the late 19th century!

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