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Baseball related "trade" cards

I recently picked up this trade card because it had an early baseball theme.

It's from the A&P.

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Trade cards were little pieces of advertisement which were handed out by travelling salesman, grocer clerks etc. They hit their height of popularity during the 1880s. The back sold the goods - this is in contrast to the modern day "card" which was tied directly to the product sold.

Here are some examples of popular baseball related trade cards- this sure looks like an affordable alternative to some of the turn of the century cards that have gone thru the roof in the last 10 yrs. or so.

Here's a couple I just picked up:

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So if you're looking for something baseball related that goes back to the 19th century - here ya go!

mike
Mike

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