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- Circa - 1888
- Publisher - Buffords Sons Lithographic Co.
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- Size - 3 - 3/8" x 5 - 1/8"
- Price Guide - $40.00- $80.00 (VG-EX)
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Copyrighted in 1888 by the Bufford's
Sons Lithographic Company, these trade
cards were given the catalog
designation
H804-3 by Frank Keetz' Baseball
Advertising Trade Cards 3rd edition.
The the stock number 801 is placed in
one of the corners on these comic
trade cards that measure a
large 3.50″ x 5″ The four card
baseball themed set tittles includes; "A Brush
with the Ball," "Chance for a Kick," "A
Short Stop," and "The Umpires lot is not
a Happy One." The cards feature classic
19th century baseball games,
illustrating players in either red or
blue team uniforms.
Bufford's Sons was established in 1830, and by 1880 the company boasted
that it was the oldest and largest
Lithographic publishing house in the
country. The company stocked over 2,000
varieties of picture advertising trade
cards. Due to financial problems the
company was sold at auction by
creditors in 1890.
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1888 H804-3 Buford's Sons
Lithographic Co. Baseball Trade
Cards |
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801
Trade Card Back |
"A Brush with the Ball" |
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