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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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