Lot # 37: 1887 N175 Gypsy Queen Jack Farrell

Scarce N175 "Small" Gypsy Queen of Jack Farrell of the Washington Nationals. This card is the same size and general format as N172 Old Judge, but with a slightly different design, and advertising for Goodwin's Gypsy Queen brand of tobacco. There has always been some confusion as to the catalog number of the smaller Gypsy Queens (similar in size to N172s and not to be confused with the even rarer large N175 Gypsy Queens, of which nine different cards are known) because the catalog does not distinguish between the two sizes of cards represented by "N175." This card has a strong image, corner rounding, and paper loss along the top. Encapsulated as Authentic by SGC, it appears that the back has been skinned. The blank-backed reverse shows a moisture stain at the top. A very pleasing sample from this rare and unusual Old Judge-related nineteenth-century issue.