Auction #3 - October 2019
This lot is closed for bidding. Bidding ended on 10/27/2019
The N245 Actress set is one of the largest 19th century real photo sets that rivals only the Old Judge baseball set in terms of subjects and poses. The N245 set checklist is somewhere in the 2300-2400 range with some actresses having 10-15 poses or more. When you add in that there are back variations with the finnials that are used to break up the text, it is unlikely that the exact amount will ever be calculated but we would estimate it to be in the many thousands of possible combinations. A veritable treasure trove for the variation collectors out there. N245's are found in varying levels of condition from poor and up but the average lots are typically in VG to EX condition with varying photo quality and generally clear backs. With subjects like Lillian Russell, Sandra Bernhardt and Mary Anderson, the N245 set is a who's who of late 19th century actresses. The poses go from head shots to full length photos of anything from a dress to a more risque pose. There are a number of poses with interesting backdrops and props and there are a number of multiple subject poses. All in all a fun set to collect. The N245's can be found with backs for Kinney/Sweet Caporal, Duke, Vanity Fair(Kimball), Virginia Brights/Allen & Ginter and Goodwin/Old Judge. The Sweet Caporal backs are the most common with the others being much tougher.
This lot of (22) cards are from the Allen & Ginter company advertising for Virginia Brights on the back. All (22) cards fall into the VGEX to EXMT condition with most being very clean cards.
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