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1888 A16 Allen & Ginter Album Premium

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Year(s) Published: 1888
Hobby Designation: A16
Set Name: A&G Album for N28 Set
Card Size (inches): 6 x 8
Number of Cards in Set: 14 leaves
Est. Value (common; VG): $1550
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Set Summary

Issued in 1888 to promote Allen & Ginter's cigarette brand
Features all cards from company's N28 "Worlds Champions" set
Album contains fourteen leaves (most are printed on one side only)
Allen & Ginter ads printed on inside of front and back covers
Premium redeemed for 100 coupons distributed in cigarette packs
Very striking lithography by Lindner, Eddy & Clauss
Note: Est. Value above is for complete 14-leaf album in VG condition

References:
1) Charles "JC" Clarke, "A & G Premium Album A16: Showcase for all 50 N28 Cards," Old Cardboard Magazine, Issue #5 (Fall 2005, p. 24-28)
2) "1888 N28 Allen & Ginter Champions: Some New Perspectives," Old Cardboard eMagazine, Issue #174 (June 2020), Item #5

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Front Cover	Back Cover
(shown at approximately fifty percent of actual size)
Year(s) Published: 1888 Hobby Designation: A16 Set Name: A&G Album for N28 Set Card Size (inches): 6 x 8 Number of Cards in Set: 14 leaves Est. Value (common; VG): $1550	Player Checklist Card Gallery A16 on eBay Google Search
Set Summary Issued in 1888 to promote Allen & Ginter's cigarette brand Features all cards from company's N28 "Worlds Champions" set Album contains fourteen leaves (most are printed on one side only) Allen & Ginter ads printed on inside of front and back covers Premium redeemed for 100 coupons distributed in cigarette packs Very striking lithography by Lindner, Eddy & Clauss Note: Est. Value above is for complete 14-leaf album in VG condition References: 1) Charles "JC" Clarke, "A & G Premium Album A16: Showcase for all 50 N28 Cards," Old Cardboard Magazine, Issue #5 (Fall 2005, p. 24-28) 2) "1888 N28 Allen & Ginter Champions: Some New Perspectives," Old Cardboard eMagazine, Issue #174 (June 2020), Item #5


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