This set of 50 color pictures of contemporary athletes was Kimball's answer to the sets produced by Allen and Ginter (N28 and N29) and Goodwin (N162). Issued in 1888, the cards are backlisted but are not numbered. The cards are listed below in alphabetical order without regard to sport. There are four baseball players in the set. An album (catalog: A42) was offered as a premium in exchange for coupons found in the tobacco packages. The baseball player… [Read More]

This set of 50 color pictures of contemporary athletes was Kimball's answer to the sets produced by Allen and Ginter (N28 and N29) and Goodwin (N162). Issued in 1888, the cards are backlisted but are not numbered. The cards are listed below in alphabetical order without regard to sport. There are four baseball players in the set. An album (catalog: A42) was offered as a premium in exchange for coupons found in the tobacco packages. The baseball players are noted in the checklist below by BB after their name; boxers are noted by BOX. [Collapse]