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1888 H814 Presidential Baseball Club (Large)

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Year(s) Published: 1888
Hobby Designation: H814
Set Name: Pres. BB Club--Large Cabinet
Card Size (inches): 6-3/4 x 11
Number of Cards in Set: ?
Est. Value (common; VG): $8000

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Set Summary

Oversize cabinet premium produced by Duke Tobacco
Enlarged version of N154 series--also produced by Duke
Rarest baseball-related "set" in the American Card Catalog (ACC)
Labeled in the ACC as set H814 "Presidential Baseball Club"
Only a single example from the set (see above) is known to hobby today
Features contenders from both parties in 1888 presidential race
Republican candidate was Benjamin Harrison (batting; won election)
Democrat's candidate was Grover Cleveland (catching)
Candidate's heads on female baseball player bodies
Black mount; Duke's Preferred Stock cigarettes ad at bottom

References:
1) Glenn Mechanick, "1888 N154 'Presidential B. B. Club:' Mixing Politics and Vintage Cards," Old Cardboard Magazine, Issue #17 (Fall, 2008, p. 13-18)

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FRONT	BACK
(shown at approximately 55 percent of actual size)
Year(s) Published: 1888 Hobby Designation: H814 Set Name: Pres. BB Club--Large Cabinet Card Size (inches): 6-3/4 x 11 Number of Cards in Set: ? Est. Value (common; VG): $8000	H814 on eBay Google Search
Set Summary Oversize cabinet premium produced by Duke Tobacco Enlarged version of N154 series--also produced by Duke Rarest baseball-related "set" in the American Card Catalog (ACC) Labeled in the ACC as set H814 "Presidential Baseball Club" Only a single example from the set (see above) is known to hobby today Features contenders from both parties in 1888 presidential race Republican candidate was Benjamin Harrison (batting; won election) Democrat's candidate was Grover Cleveland (catching) Candidate's heads on female baseball player bodies Black mount; Duke's Preferred Stock cigarettes ad at bottom References: 1) Glenn Mechanick, "1888 N154 'Presidential B. B. Club:' Mixing Politics and Vintage Cards," Old Cardboard Magazine, Issue #17 (Fall, 2008, p. 13-18)


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