Auction #15 - October 2023

All > 19th Century Tobacco

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This lot is closed for bidding. Bidding ended on 10/29/2023

The N19 Allen & Ginter Pirates of the Spanish Main set is one of the more popular Allen & Ginter small-sized lithographed sets. The (50) Card set pictured pirates known for their escapades on the high seas. The cards are one of the tougher series within the (34) A&G Small sized sets and a very difficult set to complete. The cards feature well-known, real-life pirates like Captain Kidd, Edward Teach (Blackbeard) as well as female pirates Anne Bonny and Mary Read. The colorful fronts include a main head shot of the pirate along with an action picture in silhouette set behind the pirate. The backs of the cards contain detailed information about the pirate on the front.

This lot is for a single N19 Allen & Ginter Pirates of the Spanish Main of the subject Captain Kidd. The card is graded PSA3 VG. Kidd is arguably one of the two or three key cards in the N19 set. Kidd was of Scottish Origin and, although portrayed in this set as a Pirate, actually was a paid Privateer--fighting pirates--early in his 'career' before turning to the life of a Pirate in the later years after falling out of favor with his employers and the political climate in England that turned against him. Nice, average grade copy of this card.