Extremely rare framed 1890 Players League Supplement.
Lot 26. Extremely rare framed 1890 Players League Supplement. Probably one of a kind, this June 26, 1890 Supplement to Street & Smith’s “GOOD NEWS” featured a very elaborate 13” x 10” woodcut of 32 major league players from the Players League and National League. The scene shows a ballpark in the background with an advertisement for Good News weekly. The easily identified players are numbered to a key at the bottom and are arranged in 4 rows with 16 from each league and John Ward (P.L.) and Cap Anson (N.L.) easily identifiable in the center. Other prominent players are Mike Kelly, Clarkson, Ewing, Comiskey, Hanlon, Rusie, Brouthers, Connor and Connie Mack. Neatly matted and framed to 18 ” x 14 ” the supplement was originally offered in a 2005 Mastronet auction where it went for over $1,500. Winning Bid $1,331.
