Lot # 60: C. 1889 Sporting Life Trade Card w/various sports

Category: 19th Century

Starting Bid: $200.00

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Item was in Auction "Summer, 2013 Auction",
which ran from 7/31/2013 3:31 PM to
8/25/2013 7:55 AM



Early trade card advertising Sporting Life Magazine featuring multiple sports (baseball athletics billiards kennel turf bicycle shooting hunting fishing ring aquatic dramatic and miscellaneous sports departments are noted on the front of the card). The reverse contains clever advertising copy designed to sell more copies of the magazine. Overall fair condition with general wear particularly the upper-right corner along with chipping throughout minor paper loss (and excess paper as well) and several creases (including a significant one across the bottom quarter of the card. A colorful and attractive representation of multiple sports including a baseball image advertising the most popular publication of the era. Trade cards such as this are growing in demand among collectors due to their status as "companion pieces" for actual card issues and this is a tough-to-find example.

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