Collectors of 19th Century advertising trade cards have long appreciated the elegant Victorian artwork interesting reverse advertising and often colorful designs but it is only recently that these cards have begun to enter mainstream card collecting. These gorgeous "blue-green" trade cards issued in 1887 and sold to local businesses that imprinted their own letterpress ads on each side are among the most desirable baseball-related trade cards in the hobby. The localized advertising makes for an indeterminate number of variations providing collectors with both an interesting variety of back advertisement and an enormous opportunity for research. Presented is a complete set of nine "blue-green" trade cards approximately VG/EX condition in general with some lesser the primary condition flaw related to toning or soiling ont he reverse (perhaps related to scrapbook mounting). Still an extremely desirable issue as the interest in 19th Century advertising trade cards continues to grow. Nine cards total.