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19th Century Cards and Memorabilia
9 Lots
 Lot 32. 1887-1890 N172 Old Judge Roger Connor. This example features Connor with hands on his knees and says “Connor 1st B. New York”. It grades p with about half a dozen pin holes and a chipped upper right corner. The photo contrast is quite respectable. Conner was the leading home run hitter of the 19th Century. His career home run total of 138 remained a major league record until Babe Ruth broke it. SCD’s 2006 Standard Catalog of Baseball Cards indicates a value of $4,250 for this card in nm. What is this example worth? Let’s start the bidding at $50.
Winning Bid $489.
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 Lot 33. 1888 A36 Goodwin Album Page Featuring Wrestlers, a Pool Player, Buffalo Bill. This 6” x 7 7/8” blank-backed album page shows the fronts of five cards issued in the N162 Goodwin card set. Joe Acton and William Muldoon are the wrestlers; D’oro, the Pool Player , and Emil Voss, the trongest Man in the Worl. Buffalo Bill is presented as the Champion of the Wild West Hunters. The page has some light creasing and staining and a bit of inoffensive paper loss in the upper left corner that extents about ½”; the card images are strong. Overall vg.
Winning Bid $138.
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 Lot 34. 1888 A36 Goodwin Album Back Cover Featuring 4 Baseball Players, 2 HoF. This 6” x 7 7/8” cover shows the fronts of four cards issued in the N162 Goodwin card set. The baseball players are Jack Glasscock, Fred Dunlap, Tim Keefe and King Kelly. Keefe and Kelly are enshrined at Cooperstown. Technically f-g with vertical surface creasing and a heavier corner crease. The Keefe and Kelly images show very minor paper loss, and Dunlap and Glasscokc, more significant paper loss. The reverse has an ad for Old Judge and Gypsy Queen Cigarettes. It has a vg appearance with no paper loss.
Winning Bid $321.
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 Lot 35. 1888 A36 Goodwin Album Page Featuring 4 Oarsmen. This 6” x 7 7/8” blank-backed album page shows the fronts of four cards that were issued in the N162 Goodwin card set. The oarsmen are Beach, Jake Gaudaur, Hanlan and Teemer. The left edge of the page is somewhat irregular where the album was taken apart; this could easily be matted out. The card images are colorful and vibrant, and the page grades vg. A love note is written neatly on the blank back.
Winning Bid $83.
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 Lot 36. 1888 A36 Goodwin Album Page Featuring Four Bicyclists. This 6” x 7 7/8” album pages features the fronts of four cards that ere issued in the N162 Goodwin card set. The bicyclists are Thomas Stevens, Rowe, Prince and Wood. Stevens was the first person to ride around the world on a bicycle. The page has an insignificant piece missing along the left edge where the album was taken apart. G-vg with several light creases and a moderate crease and a small area of paper loss. There is a signature on the blank back.
Winning Bid $61.
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 Lot 38. Late 1800s Baseball Cabinet Card of Player From Ocilla, Georgia. Wonderful vintage cabinet card with a great image that exhibits superb clarity and contrast. The photo is 3¾” x 5 ½” on a 6” x 8” mount. The Ocilla player, who holds a bat, is clad in a full uniform, including quilted pants that appear to date from the 1890s. A note on the back says “Fred Bruce, Made Around 1905 or 1906?” The writer was correct to question the date because it appears to be off by about 15 years. There is foxing on the cabinet, which otherwise is vg-ex. The photo itself is nm.
Winning Bid $75.
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 Lot 39. 1890s-Early 1900s “Indoor Baseball” Team Photo, Handbill, Scorecard. Indoor baseball is little remembered today, but it was popular enough in the early 1900s that Spalding produced Official Indoor Baseball Guides from 1903-26. George Hancock of Chicago is credited with inventing the game in 1887. He developed an oversized ball, a special bat and a set of rules suited for confined, indoor play. 1. In 1891, Hancock headed a committee that sponsored a benefit game between two Illinois teams, LaSalle and Farragut. A historically significant scorecard created for the game presents the special rules. It also promotes Hancock’s indoor equipment. The scorecard is complete with moderate back damage and a tear. 2. Fireman Louis Rober of Minneapolis popularized the game, using it to keep fellow firemen fit in the winter. Other fire companies adopted the game, which eventually moved outdoors as softball. One of those units was the Northvale Fire Company of New York. A 1903 handbill promotes an indoor game between the Northvale firefighters and a National Guard regiment. The 6” x 9” handbill on newsprint is chipped along the edges. The text is fully intact. Very rare. 3. Two oversized balls and a bat are visible in the 7” x 8 ½” photo on an 11” x 13 ½” mount. Ex.
Winning Bid $225.
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 Lot 40. 2 Rare 1896 Baseball Board Games, One from the Baltimore Sunday Herald. Both games, printed on 10” x 15” stiff paper, were copyrighted in 1896 by Donaldson Brothers. With its April 9, 1896 edition, the Baltimore newspaper issued a game supplement complete with a baseball diamond, grandstand and various players. The supplement has some small edge chips and corner creases. Very attractive with colorful graphics. The rules are absent. The second game consists of a diamond, rules, 10 cut-out players and a spinner, all still intact. Ex. These two games come with a spinner board from an 1880s game. The spinner itself is missing. These games will display very nicely.
Winning Bid $225.
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