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1888 N135 Duke "Talk of the Diamond"

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Year(s) Published: 1888
Hobby Designation: N135
Set Name: Duke "Talk of the Diamond"
Card Size (inches): 2-1/2 x 4-1/8
Number of Cards in Set: 25
Est. Value (common; VG): $155
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Set Summary

Issued by W. Duke & Sons (branch of American Tobacco Co.)
Card caption links non-baseball image to baseball theme
Unnumbered issue with set checklist on back of each card
Lithography by Schumacher & Ettunger of New York
Much overlap with player poses used in N284 Buchner Set

Reference:
1) Lyman Hardeman, "1893 N135 Talk of the Diamond," Old Cardboard Magazine, Issue #31 (Spring 2014), p. 25-28

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Year(s) Published: 1888 Hobby Designation: N135 Set Name: Duke "Talk of the Diamond" Card Size (inches): 2-1/2 x 4-1/8 Number of Cards in Set: 25 Est. Value (common; VG): $155	Checklist Card Gallery N135s on eBay Google Search
Set Summary Issued by W. Duke & Sons (branch of American Tobacco Co.) Card caption links non-baseball image to baseball theme Unnumbered issue with set checklist on back of each card Lithography by Schumacher & Ettunger of New York Much overlap with player poses used in N284 Buchner Set Reference: 1) Lyman Hardeman, "1893 N135 Talk of the Diamond," Old Cardboard Magazine, Issue #31 (Spring 2014), p. 25-28


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