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The original Allen & Ginter cards are known for a couple of things. First, they have some great imagery packed onto a small-sized card. Second, the sheer variety of subjects in the various sets is astounding. Yesterday, I showed a card from the General Government and State Capitol set. From the rather stoic set of government buildings, we move to a much more varied (and worldly) set called "Wild Animals of the World."
Just like with the Government set, I only own one of the 50 cards in the Wild Animals of the World set - my representative happens to be an Indian Rhinoceros.
According to what I could find online, the Wild Animals set appears to be from 1888, meaning I now have at least one Allen & Ginter card representative from 1887, 1888, and 1889! Like most cards of the era, my copy is a little rough in terms of condition (that crease does go through the card basically). However, I still love it - and as a collector who doesn't mind condition as much, I have no plans to ever get rid of this one!
The back of the card is in somewhat better shape - at least the crease isn't as noticeable. I like being able to read the entire 50 card checklist as well. However, if you find the small image hard to read, here is the entire checklist for the set.
The Allen & Ginter sets aren't just about buildings and animals...join me the rest of the week for some more goodies. And yes, you will eventually see that I do own more than a single card from a couple of the old sets (plus I'm actively trying to complete the fish set)!
Just like with the Government set, I only own one of the 50 cards in the Wild Animals of the World set - my representative happens to be an Indian Rhinoceros.
According to what I could find online, the Wild Animals set appears to be from 1888, meaning I now have at least one Allen & Ginter card representative from 1887, 1888, and 1889! Like most cards of the era, my copy is a little rough in terms of condition (that crease does go through the card basically). However, I still love it - and as a collector who doesn't mind condition as much, I have no plans to ever get rid of this one!
The back of the card is in somewhat better shape - at least the crease isn't as noticeable. I like being able to read the entire 50 card checklist as well. However, if you find the small image hard to read, here is the entire checklist for the set.
- Aardvark
- American Wild Cat
- American Elk
- Ant-eater
- Beaver
- Black Bear
- Buffalo
- Chamois
- Dromedary
- Duck-billed Platypus
- Eland
- Elephant
- Giant Kangaroo
- Giraffe
- Gorilla
- Grizzly Bear
- Hippopotamus
- Hyena
- Ibex
- Indian Rhinoceros
- Jaguar
- Leopard
- Lion
- Lynx
- Monkey
- Musk Ox
- Opossum
- Otter
- Painted Ocelot
- Persian Gazelle
- Polar Bear
- Porcupine
- Prong-horn Antelope
- Raccoon
- Red Fox
- Reindeer
- Rocky Mountain Sheep
- Sea Lion
- Senegal Antelope
- Stag
- Tapir
- Tasmanian Devil
- Tiger
- Virginian Deer
- Walrus
- Wild Boar
- Wolf
- Yak
- Zebra
- Zebu
The Allen & Ginter sets aren't just about buildings and animals...join me the rest of the week for some more goodies. And yes, you will eventually see that I do own more than a single card from a couple of the old sets (plus I'm actively trying to complete the fish set)!
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