1888 Goodwin Champions (N162) Rowe
One of the most beautiful lithographs of the 19th century. The Goodwin "Rowe" card depicts W. A. Rowe, a champion bicyclist, not a baseball player. Cycling is my other hobby, so this one belongs here.
- Issue
- 1888 Goodwin Champions (N162)
- Year
- 1888
- Subject
- W. A. Rowe
- Grade
- Raw (ungraded)
1888 Goodwin Champions (N162)
A 50-card, multi-sport series of color lithographs from Goodwin & Company, inserted in Old Judge and Gypsy Queen cigarettes and celebrating the champions of the day. Only eight cards are baseball players (Anson, Kelly, Keefe, Brouthers and others); the rest honor oarsmen, wrestlers, pedestrians, cyclists and more. It is one of the most beautiful sets of the century.
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The "Rowe" in the 1888 Goodwin Champions set is W. A. Rowe, a bicyclist, not a ballplayer. He was one of the champion athletes Goodwin chose to honor alongside its eight baseball subjects.
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