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1889   The Stage Supplements


(shown at approximately two-thirds actual size)

Year(s) Published: 1889
Hobby Designation:   --
Set Name: The Stage Supplements
Card Size (inches): 9-1/2 x 12-1/2
Number of Cards in Set: 14
Est. Value (common; VG): $585
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Set Summary
  • Supplements for The Stage, a Philadelphia weekly newspaper
  • "Stars of the Diamond" series printed during summer of 1889
  • Fourteen players featured from May 25 through August 31
  • Players selected from Philadelphia teams plus 3 NY Giants
  • All three Giants players in uniform; photos by Joseph Hall
  • Philadelphia players in street clothes (except Stovey)
  • References:
    1) Lew Lipset, "1889 The Stage 'Stars of the Diamond:' A Rare Large-Format Set of 14 Players," Old Cardboard Magazine, Issue #19 (Spring 2009)


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