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Harper’s Weekly 1878 “Baseball at Blackville” Woodcut Print + Two Trade Cards.
Lot 16. Harper’s Weekly 1878 “Baseball at Blackville” Woodcut Print + Two Trade Cards. The 9 ¼” x 13 ¾” woodcut on a full Harper’s page depicts humorous game action involving black players for the “Black Legs” and the “White Stockings.” The print itself is ex-m. The surrounding page from the July 27, 1878 Harper’s has some creases and is taped in two places along the edge to artboard; removing the tape would not affect the image. The same artwork is used in color for two trade cards. One, about 3 ¼” x 4 5/8”, has a small punch hole at the top and promotes Clarence Brooks & Co. varnishes. It has a very slightly irregular bottom border and apparently was part of something larger; .0vg-ex as trimmed. The other card has been trimmed to about 2 ¾” x 4 5/8”, and all of the pertinent artwork is present; p-f with a scuff in the upper left and a tear along the right border.
Winning Bid $125.
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