Inaugural January 2019 Auction
This lot is closed for bidding. Bidding ended on 1/27/2019
The N245 Kinney Sweet Caporal 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.
This lot falls squarely into that range with most all the card exhibiting VG to EX conditions with just a few better and a few worse. Most backs are clean and all are black printed backs. There are a couple cards that have been skinned. The blue hue on the pictures is from the curvature of the cards when scanning. There are no issues with the surface of the cards. There appears to be no duplication within this lot of 100 cards. A great start to a set that is fun to collect that won't break the bank. All 100 card fronts have been scanned along with a sheet of representative card backs.
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