Lot # 75: 1888 A16 Allen & Ginter "World's Champions" Tobacco Premium Album

The beautifully designed 1888 First Series Allen & Ginter "World's Champions" premium album features all 50 cards from the N28 Allen & Ginter set including 10 baseball players (Anson, Kelly, Clarkson, Comiskey, Keefe, Ward, Glasscock, Bennett, Caruthers, Mulvey) and 10 boxers (including Sullivan). Of the 10 ballplayers, six are Hall of Famers. The tobacco companies spared no expense in producing these gorgeous full-color lithographic premium albums, which were available only by mail in exchange for coupons packed with tobacco products (in this case Allen & Ginter). The album (6 x 8 inches) has light wear. The front cover has a small chip of paper loss on the upper-right corner and another tiny one in the center, while the back cover has light creasing and a small chip of paper loss on the upper-left corner. The interior pages are bright and crisp with just a small stain visible on the upper-right corners. The string binding is complete, original and intact. In Very Good condition overall. A mid-grade example of this classic, extremely popular and colorful premium that presents the complete N28 set in album form and represents such an outstanding value among 19th century tobacco issues.