Lot # 2787: 1880s Duke, Goodwin, Kimball, and Kinney Nonsport Tobacco-Card Collection (175)

Collection of 175 nonsport tobacco-cards produced by Duke, Goodwin, Kimball, and Kinney between 1888 and 1892. A total of eleven different sets are represented by this collection: N75 "Floral Beauties and Language of Flowers," N164 "Flowers," N182 "Ballet Queens," N185 "Dancing Girls of the World," N186 "Dancing Woman," N187 "Fancy Bathers," N216 "Animals," N222 "Leaders," N226 "Naval Vessels of the World," N229 "Famous Running Horses," and N232 "Surf Beauties." Condition is 20% range from Gd to Ex and 80% grade Pr to Fr (many due primarily to marks or evidence of album removal on the reverse and including a couple altered and a few trimmed). This is a very presentable collection of cards from these popular sets. Total: 175 cards.