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1886-90 N172 Old Judge

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BACK Year(s) Published: 1886-90
ACC Designation: N172
Set Name: Old Judge
Card Size (inches): 1-7/16 x 2-1/2
Number of Cards in Set: 500+
Est. Value (common; VG): $155

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Set Summary

Issued by Goodwin & Co. to promote its "Old Judge" cigarettes
Some cards numbered but most are not; all have blank backs
Cards consist of photos pasted on thick cardboard stock
Massive set; over 500 players and 3000 card variations known
Set holds record for the largest set ever produced
27 players from this set now members of baseball Hall of Fame
References:
1) Jay Miller, Joe Gonsowski & Richard Masson, "The Photographic Baseball Cards of Goodwin & Company (1886-1890)," Old Cardboard eNewsletter #57
2) Lew Lipset, Encyclopedia of Baseball Cards (SP, Centereach, NY, 1983), Vol. 1,
pp. 14-32
3) Joe Gonsowski & Jay Miller, "N172 Old Judge Brooklyn Minis: A Long-Standing Mystery Solved," Old Cardboard magazine, Issue #3, pp. 21-24

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FRONT	BACK	Year(s) Published: 1886-90 ACC Designation: N172 Set Name: Old Judge Card Size (inches): 1-7/16 x 2-1/2 Number of Cards in Set: 500+ Est. Value (common; VG): $155 N172s on eBay Google Search
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Set Summary Issued by Goodwin & Co. to promote its "Old Judge" cigarettes Some cards numbered but most are not; all have blank backs Cards consist of photos pasted on thick cardboard stock Massive set; over 500 players and 3000 card variations known Set holds record for the largest set ever produced 27 players from this set now members of baseball Hall of Fame References: 1) Jay Miller, Joe Gonsowski & Richard Masson, "The Photographic Baseball Cards of Goodwin & Company (1886-1890)," Old Cardboard eNewsletter #57 2) Lew Lipset, Encyclopedia of Baseball Cards (SP, Centereach, NY, 1983), Vol. 1, pp. 14-32 3) Joe Gonsowski & Jay Miller, "N172 Old Judge Brooklyn Minis: A Long-Standing Mystery Solved," Old Cardboard magazine, Issue #3, pp. 21-24


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