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Lot 245
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Lot Number: 245
Description: Magnificent 1889 A35 Goodwin Round Album - complete with (9) player pages. Desirable complete round album as issued by Goodwin & Co. as a mail in redemption in exchange for coupons packaged within their product. There are a total of (9) pages picturing players which are tastefully illustrated in Victorian era style, an advertising page, and the front and back covers. These were all bound (at the of issue) with a small metal clasp and, as is common, this clasp is no longer present. A total of (5) of the player pages (along with advertising page and covers) have a tear and/or chip of missing material effecting the hole on the left edge through which they were affixed (these will be denoted with an *). Players shown individually include Cap Anson (*), Charles Comiskey (*), John M. Ward (*), and King Kelly. Of the (5) multi-player pages, (2) have a chip of missing material to clasp hole including the Welch, Ward, Ewing, and Keefe page and the Slattery, Crane, Murphy, and Hatfield page. Additional wear is largely confined the edge/area around this binding hole on each page and includes creasing and wrinkles, and there are a few other mostly minor scattered flaws. Heavier wear and creasing to the covers. One of the most desirable baseball related tobacco premiums ever produced and rarely offered in complete form: See descriptionEstimated Price Range: ($5,000-$7,500)
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