Auction #18 - October 2024
This lot is closed for bidding. Bidding ended on 11/10/2024
The N33 Allen & Ginter World's Smokers picture smokers from around the world. Some of the popular subjects include the Planter--the Allen & Ginter logo namesake and the American Indian, among others. The cards have colorful, plain backgrounds and picture the smokers in their native garb. The images were used for other cigarette sets during later periods.
This single N33 Allen & Ginter World's Smoker is of the subject "Old Planter" that has been graded PSA1 or Poor. The card has some light paper loss in the lower right of the front of the card with a very clean, deeply printed back. The initial aesthetics of the card are nice as it displays better than the technical grade. The card is one of 4-5 cards in the set that have consistently been selling for more in this hot environment of key cards that are going up, up up in price. The "Old Planter" Image is a fictional image believed to have been based on Capt. Lewis Ginter --one of the founders of the Allen & Ginter Company. The image is used on much of A&G's printed materials.
N33 Allen & Ginter World's Smokers Old Planter SGC1
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