Show off your 19th & early 20th Century Lithographic "beauties"

[uffda51]

[1880nonsports]

wish you hadn't shown that trade card Bruce - I'm on the fence so to speak about whether to keep mine or not as I prepare to list some better stuff on feebay. Always loved the graphics and the fact they designed a stamp around it is pretty "swell". It was a tough and sought after card long before the internet in the trade card hobby. Based on what I've seen in the past 15 years or so it has maintained it's position well. OK - I think I just convinced myself I can't let it go just yet.
I've owned a few pages from the round album as well but never "in the dough" when I see a complete one (one of 20 or so known albums I'm missing for a run). It's another fine example of an unnamed artist's mastery of the genre and the tobacco company's successful use of premiums in advertising their products - the game of base ball and it's participants a major topical theme of the time - as evidence of this they are still collected today - 125 years or so later...... I know there's at least one out there - nearly perfect with the original mailer - think it was in the 11,000. range maybe 15(?) years ago. I like the advertising page :-)

I wanted to
so I did
because I can

[William Todd]

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[1880nonsports]

this gave me a chance to scan with my new cannon. Unfortunately it's also a way for me not to address some things I should be doing instead.

[tedzan]

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