Charles Comiskey, Baseball Player, from World's Champions, Series 1 (N28) for Allen & Ginter Cigarettes 1887

This is a baseball card from the "World's Champions" series, issued by Allen & Ginter in 1887 to promote their cigarettes. The card features a portrait of Charles Comiskey, a baseball player, in a red and white striped cap, the color of his team, the Chicago White Stockings. The card was part of a larger set of trading cards featuring various baseball players and is a significant piece of sports memorabilia. The card is a chromolithograph printed in color, a printing technique common for cards and advertisements of the period. The Metropolitan Museum of Art houses this card, which exemplifies the history of advertising and the popularity of baseball in 19th-century America.